Li Yilei explores time via synths, field recordings, and guqin on 之 / OF

Metaphysical musings.

London-based sound artist Li Yilei is releasing a new album, called 之 / OF, via Métron Records this August.

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Each of the album’s 12 tracks taps into themes of time, weaving together analogue synthesizers, vocal samples, field recordings, violin, and guqin.

“I tried to portray each song as a short, scattered poem – a moment that I captured to represent each hour,” explains Yilei.

之 / OF follows their debut album, Unable Form.

Pre-order 之 / OF here in advance of its 16th August release, check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

1. TAN / 潭
2. CHU / 處
3. HUO / 惑
4. WEI / 未
5. HAI / 海
6. NEI / 内
7. MUU / 木
8. SAN / 散
9. XUN / 旬
10. YAN / 言
11. YUN / 暈
12. KOU / 口

Photo by: Greg Goodale