BARRY ADAMSON + PAN SONIC + THE HAFLER TRIO – The Hymn Of The 7th Illusion (Reissue) – LP – 180g Vinyl [SEP 19]

LP – 180g Black Vinyl (2025 Reissue). First time available on vinyl. Cover art features Icelandic electronic composer Magns Blndal Jhannsson having a brain scan performed while listening to this disc.

Here, Barry Adamson and Pan Sonic is performed by the Hljomeyki choir and Pan Sonic. “…a blend of an Icelandic choir performing Barry’s (treated) microtonal, urgent score is slowly infiltrated, first with an electronic breath and then by well-rounded bass that evolves into a satisfactory crescendo before the scary humhum returns… highly successful” (Vital Weekly). The Hafler Trio‘s wonderful extended reworking “weaves strong drones together before levelling them to start anew. At times it sounds eerily like the soundtrack to “the monolith” from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, but the intermittent digital crackles and processing bring the listener forcefully up to the present tense. If you are interested in abstract and experimental electronic music, the Hafler Trio deliver a solid remix”.

Originally released on CD by Icelandic label Kitchen Motors in 2001, now released on vinyl for the first time by Cold Spring. Produced by Barry Adamson, Jhann Jhannsson, and Pan Sonic. The cover art features Icelandic electronic composer Magns Blndal Jhannsson having a brain scan performed while listening to this disc.

Tracklist:

A1. The Hymn Of The 7th Illusion [12:20]
A2. “‘” [00:24]

B1.The Illusion Of The 7th Hymn (Hafler Trio Re-Arrangement) [23:02]