King Of The World, by Philip Perkins

King Of The World

by Philip Perkins

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chOOn!! introduces the official reissue of King Of The World by Philip Perkins.

180g heavyweight vinyl LP cut at Bonati Mastering in Brooklyn and flanked with brand new sleeve artwork by the internationally acclaimed book designer Luke Bird.

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1.	Opening 03:26	buy track
2.	Childhood 02:09	buy track
3.	Hunting 04:40	buy track
4.	Coronation and Wedding 02:34	buy track
5.	War 03:13 video	buy track
6.	Funeral 02:12	buy track
7.	Conclusion 03:15	buy track
8.	Morning (The Plains) 03:26	buy track
9.	Afternoon (The Village) 01:58	buy track
10.	Evening (The Courtyard) 02:43	buy track
11.	Coronation March 02:50	buy track
12.	Duty 02:46 video	buy track
13.	Trying 02:17	buy track
14.	Horizon 01:50	buy track
15.	A Walk Outside 02:44	buy track

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Formerly a musician, cinematographer and lighting designer with The Residents and a student of “Blue” Gene Tyranny, Philip Perkins issued this astounding release on his own Fun Music label in 1983.

Perkins often worked in topographical realms, crafting environment-enriching soundscapes, albeit on a micro level. Taking cues from minimalism, environmental field recordings and home-baked ceremonial mantras, King Of The World is a meditation on the lives of three ancient kings who believed themselves to be the ruler of all mankind.

The post-Hassell currents of Fourth World music unavoidably come to mind. King Of The World sits comfortably amongst the backwards-referencing style of more recent producers - but Perkins was a contemporary of the famed trumpeter and he alchemises a DIY spirit and sound art aesthetic into his own unique province of Magic Realism. Off-centre loops of African hand percussion are overlaid with a palette of water trickles, bird calls and mutant Casio synthesizer forming deceptively simple rhythmic and textural collages, always at a level just above subliminal.

Remastered in Brooklyn by Josh Bonati and with new sleeve artwork by the internationally acclaimed book designer Luke Bird.

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released February 7, 2020

chOOn!! began life as a notoriously wild radio show invested in niche musical subcultures. Now a newly formed reissue label, chOOn!! champions obscure and forgotten sounds with a string of top quality vinyl reissues. This is our maiden release.

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Composed and performed by Philip Perkins 1981-3
Reissue of Fun Music #1003 from 1983
(c) (p) Philip Perkins 2019, philipperkinsmusic BMI
Casio MT40 keyboard modified by Richard Marriott
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering (Brooklyn, NYC, USA)
Design by Luke Bird. Cover photograph (c) Katie Dahlquist.
Original 1983 LP cover art by Helen Hall

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