Hope Breaks by Thanks For Enlightening Me published on 2020-06-30T20:03:58Z During the making of this record I was primarily concerned with the anxieties of postmodern existence. Living with constant information connects us but ultimately drives us apart as powerful institutions use information and disinformation to manipulate the public and manufacture consent. As a first generation Chinese immigrant raised in the west, I am interested in the process of sampling from ethnically diverse, "foreign" origins as well as local, familiar sources and seeing how they interplay with each other in startling new ways. Sampling is an old artform, a foundation of electronic music, and we are learning as a new generation how to utilize this tradition under changing ethical standards. Stylistically this record was made with the intention of using a lot of disparate samples from politically-incongruous places: European colonialist films, a white Mormon indie rock band, Japanese kabuki, traditional Chinese hand percussion, Nixon's speeches, vocals from both American and Cantonese pop icons, an experimental record about the Vietnam war, etc., and combine them in ways that are unexpected, non-fetishistic, and nuanced. As post-millennial people, we enjoy greater access to cultural artifacts ("samples") than ever before which can lead to great artistic works if used with respect to context, meaning, and cultural significance. This EP was an attempt to explore that. -Ciel (@cl_lit) Genre Electronic Comment by Aslam Khan Mandokhail Aslamkhan 7 2021-05-28T16:26:38Z Comment by LiquidEarthOrchestra Nice changes. Etherial feel. 2021-01-04T05:17:06Z Comment by TV303 Great track : ) relax & chill 2020-09-21T19:17:08Z