Label: Folklore Tapes

当店激推しレーベル英Folklore Tapesの音源!!英国のディープな民俗学を探究、長年に渡り広く収集されてきた歴史のイメージをアブストラクトな音楽と実験的ビジュアルで作品化する、まさにインディペンデントな活動を行っているFolklore Tapes。なんとアルバムタイトルからも分かる通り、本邦の超有名ことわざ"井の中の蛙大海を知らず"をコンセプトに掲げた面白物件!!その現象を宇宙と接続し自由奔放な遊び心で仕上げた作品であり、レーベル設立者のDavid Chatton Barkerをはじめ、Dean McPhee、Sam McLoughlin、Arianne Churchmanなどの関係者、更にはBridget Haydenといった強者勢が様々なスタイルの楽曲を提供。このレーベルらしい面白い纏まり方をした一枚です。エッセイ及びアーティストのリサーチノート/イラストを掲載した34ページブックレット付き。



• 34x page booklet featuring essay by Jez Winship along with artist research notes and illustrations

"This latest collection from Folklore Tapes borrows its title from a Japanese proverb about knowing one's limitations ("the frog in the well knows nothing of the sea"), which was itself borrowed from a Chinese fable. In the context of an album devoted to UFO lore, of course, humans are the frogs, the infinite universe is the ocean, and the usual eclectic Folklore Tapes cast of characters gleefully devote themselves to celebrating the colorful hoaxes and stories of their countrymen who claim to have experienced a visit from extraterrestrial life. While alien visitations are admittedly a bit outside the usual realm of Folklore Tapes' research, I would be hard pressed to think of a roster of artists better suited to tackle the topic, as just about everyone involved brings a freewheeling playfulness to the theme and surprises abound. This is yet another characteristically brilliant and inspired compilation from the inimitable Folklore Tapes. Hell, it might even be their best yet." - Brainwashed