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by Nosaj Thing

Overview

After releasing Drift, his first album, Jason Chung diversified. He remixed the xx's "Islands," Charlotte Gainsbourg's "Heaven Can Wait," and a piece of Phillip Glass' Einstein on the Beach, and he also produced Kendrick Lamar's "Cloud 10." Given that activity, the mellowness and restraint of his second album is surprising. A pair of collaborations with vocalists actually heightens its pained, private sound; they both convey the feeling of regretfully watching a relationship slip away. "Eclipse/Blue," featuring Blonde Redhead's Kazu Makino, switches from anxious thumps to hovering textures, while "Try," featuring Chaz Bundick (Toro y Moi)," is soft, fuzzy, and slightly off-center. Those appearances have a kind of lingering effect on the nine remaining tracks, all instrumentals. The glinting "Glue" and well-titled "Snap" excepted, they lack the muscle of Chung's earlier releases, but they're more evocative -- detailed enough to withstand numerous plays whenever comforting, if downcast and unobtrusive hip-hop is sought. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	01/22/2013
Label:	Innovative Leisure
UPC:	0634457573420
Rank:	184096

Tracks

1. Home
2. Eclipse/Blue
3. Safe
4. Glue
5. Distance
6. Tell
7. Snap
8. Prelude
9. Try
10. Phase III
11. Light #3

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nosaj Thing   Primary Artist
Kazu Makino   Vocals,Featured Artist
Amir Yaghmai   Guitar,Violin
Toro y Moi   Featured Artist
Elin Kastlander   Vocals
Moi   Featured Artist
Toro   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

David Ives   Mastering
Jason Chung   Composer,Producer
Chaz Bundick   Composer,Lyricist
Sunny Levine   Engineer
Adam Guzman   Design
Kazu Makino   Composer