{"product_id":"tclr024","title":"UMFANG - Symbolic Use Of Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eUMFANG makes her debut on Ninja Tune's Technicolour imprint with “Symbolic Use Of Light”. Previously sharing her analogue-based rhythmic excursions via videogamemusic, 1080p, Phinery and Allergy Season, the New Yorker is a co-founder of Brooklyn’s colossal Discwoman crew and resident at Bossa Nova Civic Club’s Technofeminism monthly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe does not like to intellectualise her art, describing her process - recording tracks in live takes - as being rooted in catharsis, release and improvisation rather than any identifiable high-art aim: “I want people to know that it’s accessible and that I taught myself and that you can learn too.” Still, one can understand why critics seek to ascribe this animus to her work, as she brings a refreshing sonic signature to the form, remarked upon by Actress who recently invited her to record a mix for his co-host radio show with Benji B on BBC Radio 1 \/ 1Xtra: “It’s techno, but she’s got these very subtle different ways of starting a track and transitioning from one idea to another – which is exactly what techno is about”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat equipment - a couple of Boss DR 202s in the main, but also an x0xb0x and Korg Volca FM synth for the occasional “alien noise” - was the medium to record album tracks in live takes, with minimal post-production “only for quick corrections”. Nor was the record made with an album narrative in mind - tracks are a mix of old and new, produced in batches distinct to her frame of mind at the time of recording. “My process is really about sitting down and seeing what happens - it becomes a time-capsule of whatever works from that time period,” she explains.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ninjatune","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44934212059295,"sku":"TCLR024","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":44934212092063,"sku":"TCLRCD024","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/8563\/5999\/products\/symbolic-use-of-light-main.jpg?v=1736246574","url":"https:\/\/merch.ninjatune.net\/products\/tclr024","provider":"Ninja Tune","version":"1.0","type":"link"}