SUN ARAW unfolds a unique worldview that seems to embody the sheer originality of the L.A. sound. He's stood out in the past on collaborations with Laraaji and The Congos as well. The production almost feels like it predicted what the Leaving Records crew are doing now.
That 2023 album built from dolphin and whale voices captured on underwater mics was truly astonishing...
The text in the press material for this new one, LIFETIME, might be translated as:
"Continuing to create motionless spaces that stand against spaces where so much motion is observed. The stillness of a ring within a ring, dripping magnetization."
Something like that? There's likely wordplay only he fully understands, but you get a sense of the nuance. Using dub as a method, SUN ARAW expands space right down to the words themselves. Naturally, time slips too. Seriously cool! (Original Japanese text by Shhhhh)