Map of Absences by Turning Jewels Into Water - Uhune

ALBUM

Haitian turntablist/producer Val Jeanty (aka Val-Inc) met Indian drummer and electronic musician Ravish Momin at an artist workshop in Brooklyn in 2017, and the two soon began collaborating as Turning Jewels Into Water. Continuing in the direction set by 2018 EP Which Way Is Home?, TJIW's first full-length is filled with improvisation-based creations that draw from the duo's combined ancestries by electronic instrumentation and samples. They construct broken rhythms using MIDI controllers and drum triggers, and ghostly voices are transmitted via turntable scratches. The choppy rhythms and unpredictable progressions make evident the spontaneity of the duo's creative process; everything sounds live and unprogrammed, and it all moves in a dream-like state. The album's title track mixes tribal drums with Delia Derbyshire-esque electronic tones, while "Desert Fire" is a sort of beguiling Afro-dub. The duo keep their ear to global dance music innovations, dedicating one track to Lisbon-based visionary Nídia and handing others over to producers such as Kenya's Slikback and Mexico City's Nueve Vidas. While informed by styles like footwork and kuduro, TJIW never try to directly emulate them, instead forging their own cross-cultural path which envisions a more positive, unified world.
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1. Lake Hums No More at Night

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin
Val Jeanty; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin
Val Jeanty; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin
Val Jeanty; Composer
Author: Ravish Momin
Val Jeanty; Production

2. Azul (For Nidia)

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Author: Ravish Momin; Production

3. Warm Winds of Jaipur

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Author: Ravish Momin; Production

4. Cave Rain Drumming in My Ear

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Author: Ravish Momin; Production

5. Dark Waters Rushing In

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Author: Ravish Momin; Production

6. Desert Fire

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Author: Ravish Momin; Production

7. Talang

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Author: Ravish Momin; Production

8. Map of Absences

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Author: Ravish Momin; Production

9. Dark Waters Rushing In

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Remixing: Slikback; Production
Author: Ravish Momin; Production

10. Desert Fire

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Remixing: Nueve Vidas; Production
Author: Ravish Momin; Production

11. Talang

by Turning Jewels Into Water

Primary Artist: Turning Jewels Into Water; Main Performer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Lyricist: Ravish Momin; Composer
Composer: Ravish Momin; Composer
Remixing: Playplay; Production
Author: Ravish Momin; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

43 minutes and 37 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

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CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Electronic, Dance, Rock

Label

FPE Records

Music Distribution Service

Isolation Network Inc.

Country

United States

Language

No linguistic content

Popularity

Release Date

Mar 14, 2019

Track Preview

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Delivery Charge

Free

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UPC

857827004304