Ginkgo, by Ryan J Raffa

Ginkgo

by Ryan J Raffa

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	1.	Memory Field 04:06
	2.	Those Colors I Remember 02:31
	3.	When Planets Align 04:01
	4.	Patient 2 00:56
	5.	Occupations, Leaving 03:05
	6.	Transit (Voices) 00:55
	7.	In Self Defense 03:46
	8.	A Leaf in the River 04:55
	9.	Drone Queen 01:56
	10.	For Those Who Wait (Twelfth Version) 01:34
	11.	The Distance We Must Travel 12:05
	12.	Memory Field [What Might Happen Remix] (Bonus Track) 08:11
	13.	Susceptible to the Divine (Bonus Track) 02:59
	14.	When Things Become Real (Bonus Track) 03:10
	15.	Tonic (Bonus Track) 04:12

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Ryan J Raffa’s latest release is an engrossing listen that questions the things we understand, the forms of unspoken communication we take for granted, and amplifies the sense of personal, cultural or geographical dislocation we sometimes feel; to quote the artist himself, “Our quest of sense-making can deliver us far from truth.”

Created in parallel with a short story about “living under an occupation” - which occupation I am unsure- details are scant, but I hope to read this story one day - adds to the narrative flow throughout, carrying an album full of plaintive melodies in forward motion that is well-crafted, full of smart harmonic moves and essentially human and demands one-pointed listening.

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released February 28, 2020

All music by Ryan J Raffa
Mastered by Nathan Moody

Photos: Joshua Stefane
Layout: S. Grey

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Muzan Editions is a small label from Osaka, Japan, focusing on ambient and experimental sound.

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