A-SUN AMISSA is: Richard Knox, Angela Chan and Owen Pegg.
A live excerpt of 'I Lower My Eyes' from the basement sessions.
A live excerpt of 'I Lower My Eyes' from the basement sessions.
An extract of a work in progress 'Struck Down by Death at the Moment of Glory'. Feat. Florence V.J. Fawcett (Cello).
FORTHCOMING SHOWS:
FEBRUARY (EU) (w/ Aidan Baker) 15 - BERLIN (DE) | West Germany 16 - HAMBURG (DE) | Astra-Stube 17 - BOCHUM (DE) | Christuskirke 18 - HEERLEN (NL) | (h)ear 19 - UTRECHT (NL) | DB's 20 - OFFENBACH (DE) | The Waggon 21 - ESSLINGEN (DE) | Komma Kulture 23 - LE MAN (FR) | L'Inventaire 24 - PARIS (FR) | L'Espace B 25 - WANQUETIN (FR) | Le Plane Ari Raum | 
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RELEASES:
out now: 'Beneath the Heavy Tides' EP (Hibernate Recordings) BUY FROM HIBERNATE // BUY FROM GIZEH 1. Hexe 2. Promise of the Loss of Self |
ABOUT:
A-Sun Amissa is a new project formed out of Leeds, UK by members of Glissando. Built on the foundations of the unknown, a project that encompasses minimalist drones, modern-classical movements and avant-garde tendencies.
Richard Knox (Glissando, The Rustle of the Stars, Of Thread & Mist) & Angela Chan (Glissando, The Rustle of the Stars, Ten, Tomorrow We Sail) began forming the initial ideas in the Autumn of 2011, moving away from the piano-led ambience of previous outputs.
The trio produce a dense, drone-like atmosphere accompanying evocative, melodic string sections and intertwining guitars. The live show features sections of the recorded output combined with improvisation to unlock new movements and progressions in the music. The subtle, considered textures and the hypnotic interaction between players and instruments provide an intense live performance.
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PRESS:
"a clandestine sound-world of scrapes and creaks that plays like a sonic transcription of an Edgar Allen Poe or H.P. Lovecraft story at its creepiest. Oppressive and disturbing, the EP material plunges deeply into its torture chamber."
Textura review of 'Beneath the Heavy Tides'
"a pitch dark series of drones that weave and wrap around one another like rival helicoid dragon necks and eventually loom out of the cacophony of industrial percussion (think old pipes, scraped sheet metal and broke-down factory run-amoks…) to become the most prevalent element before succumbing to what sounds like a great slice of sharp steel scything slowly across cold concrete. It’s a gripping, evocative piece of work filled with foreboding and menace."
Foxy Digitalis review of 'Beneath the Heavy Tides'
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CONTACT:
General - rich@slowsecret.com
Booking - booking@sleepsoundagency.com
A-Sun Amissa is a new project formed out of Leeds, UK by members of Glissando. Built on the foundations of the unknown, a project that encompasses minimalist drones, modern-classical movements and avant-garde tendencies.
Richard Knox (Glissando, The Rustle of the Stars, Of Thread & Mist) & Angela Chan (Glissando, The Rustle of the Stars, Ten, Tomorrow We Sail) began forming the initial ideas in the Autumn of 2011, moving away from the piano-led ambience of previous outputs.
The trio produce a dense, drone-like atmosphere accompanying evocative, melodic string sections and intertwining guitars. The live show features sections of the recorded output combined with improvisation to unlock new movements and progressions in the music. The subtle, considered textures and the hypnotic interaction between players and instruments provide an intense live performance.
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PRESS:
"a clandestine sound-world of scrapes and creaks that plays like a sonic transcription of an Edgar Allen Poe or H.P. Lovecraft story at its creepiest. Oppressive and disturbing, the EP material plunges deeply into its torture chamber."
Textura review of 'Beneath the Heavy Tides'
"a pitch dark series of drones that weave and wrap around one another like rival helicoid dragon necks and eventually loom out of the cacophony of industrial percussion (think old pipes, scraped sheet metal and broke-down factory run-amoks…) to become the most prevalent element before succumbing to what sounds like a great slice of sharp steel scything slowly across cold concrete. It’s a gripping, evocative piece of work filled with foreboding and menace."
Foxy Digitalis review of 'Beneath the Heavy Tides'
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CONTACT:
General - rich@slowsecret.com
Booking - booking@sleepsoundagency.com
artwork by Richard Knox
