2018-10-26
IC-01 Hanoi
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
By Maeve C.
Phù Sa studio in Hanoi, Vietnam, is where Unknown Mortal Orchestra recorded IC-01 Hanoi in 2017, after the music grew out of sessions for Sex & Food. Ruban Nielson plays guitar, Kody Nielson drums and Jake Portrait bass, while Ruban’s father, Chris Nielson, adds saxophone, flugelhorn and keyboards.
Minh Nguyen brings the đàn môi, sáo mèo and trống thanh into the sessions. The seven pieces are simply numbered, from “Hanoi 1” to “Hanoi 7”, and the longest, “Hanoi 6”, runs close to ten minutes. The whole album lasts just over 28 minutes.
Sources
Rights-holder metadata (℗ 2018 Jagjaguwar) gives release date October 26, 2018.Corroborates release on 26 October 2018 through Jagjaguwar (citing Pitchfork announcement); recorded 2017 at Phù Sa studio, Hanoi; grew out of Sex & Food sessions; players incl. Chris Nielson (father of Ruban) and Minh Nguyen; track titles and durations (“Hanoi 6” 9:48; total 28:14).