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John Haycock – Dorian Portrait
John Haycock
Dorian Portrait
Label: Second Thoughts Records
Catalog Number: SOTORO1005
Released: 2023
Mesmerizing debut solo full-length from Manchester based multi-instrumentalist John Haycock. Having trained with Gambian griot and kora master Jali Kuyateh, Haycock takes the 21 string African harp and runs it through a series of electronic devices creating lush soundscapes and solid beats and overlays it with woodwind instruments, bridging the gap between ancient West African Folk melodies and modern electronica, visiting influences from hip-hop to ambient to dub along the way.
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Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Now Sound
Tracklist:
A1 Mykes
A2 All Wet
A3 Dissolution
A4 Picture Grey
A5 Reunify
B1 Rising Streams
B2 Cascade
B3 Nyonks Jarabi
Credits:
Design – Endless Visual
Drums, Percussion – Domi Chansorn (tracks: B2, B3)
Kora, Electronics, Clarinet – John Haycock
Mixed By – Domi Chansorn (tracks: B2, B3), Emanative (tracks: A1, A4), John Haycock (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1)
Painting – Dilara Erbudak
Written By – John Haycock (tracks: A1 – A5, B1, B2)
