O Yuki Conjugate – Scene In Mirage

Electronic dark arts meet ethereal organic instrumentation and early sampling on O Yuki Conjugate’s cult classic debut album Scene In Mirage. The album was recorded in just five days – famously using tape loops made from audio cassettes stolen from local public libraries. Side E (electronic side) features industrial, cold wave production with heavily processed drum machines, guitars, and analog synthesizers. “Sedation” sets an eerie dreamlike sequence with a sustained synth tones droning along an almost liquid drum machine, while a recording of a women’s choir fades in and out. Side O (organic side) is considered to be the precursor to the group’s signature “dark ambient” experimental collage sound. “Odomankoma” and “Anima” are a floating type tunes built on percussion, flute, chimes, and digital delay creating a soothing kaleidoscopic effect.

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