{"product_id":"no-2-1","title":"No 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngineered by Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie\u003c\/strong\u003e (Stars of the Lid \/ A Winged Victory for the Sullen) who also added some of his signature sound texture, at his studio in Brussels, Belgium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped over a four-year period, and entirely funded by a part-time job working as a Saturday university entrance exam mathematics tutor, \u003cem\u003eNº2\u003c\/em\u003e was composed using synthesizers and a variety of unidentified samples that were manipulated beyond recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristina Vantzou\u003c\/strong\u003e then collaborated with Minna Choi of the San Francisco-based Magik*Magik Orchestra. Vantzou and Choi worked on the notation and arrangements and recorded the compositions with a 15-piece ensemble at Tiny Telephone studios in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chamber layer on \u003cem\u003eNº2\u003c\/em\u003e follows a similar pattern as her first record with the addition of bassoon, oboe, and an enhanced string section. Vantzou spent four months premixing the album before \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Bryanbaum Wiltzie\u003c\/strong\u003e (Stars of the Lid \/ A Winged Victory for the Sullen) engineered the final mixes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps a better title for the album would be 'Symphony Nº2' as it was composed as a cohesive whole, much like her first album 'Nº1'. Dense layers of strings are augmented by angelic voices, piano, woodwinds, and various synthesizers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInstrumental music, especially that which is scored with strings and horns, is invariably described as 'filmic'. This is even more likely when the composer is a filmmaker such as \u003cstrong\u003eChristina Vantzou\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the future, which luckily for us is filled by a woman's voice with a beautiful narrative. A recording that is a meeting of personalities is like the contact of chemical substances: if there is any reaction, all are transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kranky","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50470820774219,"sku":"372377","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50470821429579,"sku":"372375","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/de13fc10-4417-4800-a2b3-38dce299387a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727383703","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/no-2-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}