{"product_id":"aho-ssan-the-sun-turned-black","title":"Aho Ssan - The Sun Turned Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eAho Ssan's practice could be defined as a highly precise sound sculpture, where massive flows of digital synthesis disintegrate into raw textures to explore the themes of identity and chaos. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Sun Turned Black\u003c\/em\u003e” is the result of research initiated during Aho Ssan's recent trip to Ghana, the land of his origins. Deeply inspired by this environment, the musician experimented on site using raw sound materials and field recordings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo sensations left a lasting impression on Aho Ssan. First, the Ghanaian experience appeared to him, in his own words, as a magnificent organized chaos, in the splendor and majesty of noise. This saturation fuels and confirms the noisy, grainy aesthetic that Aho Ssan has cultivated since his beginnings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecond, this trip brought the artist's questioning of identity to the forefront. The feeling of not having an obvious place in the world is reflected in his music through a rejection of polarity, of a center of gravity, of a fixed system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the months following his trip, Aho Ssan received a commission from Maison de la Radio for the “Hyperweekend” festival and met violinist ASIA, with whom he created the immersive work “100 Soleils,” the first draft of “\u003cem\u003eThe Sun Turned Black\u003c\/em\u003e.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAho Ssan, by imposing technical constraints on himself, has crafted a free and original album at the crossroads between ambient and electroacoustic music. Among other things, he has banned percussive elements and offers a sonic dialogue with ASIA's violin. This framework allows the artist to subvert the codes of the genre with a certain jubilation. An attitude that is as much playful as it is commentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith “\u003cem\u003eThe Sun Turned Black\u003c\/em\u003e,” the artist abandons all reference to a philosophical concept and chooses a more poetic evocation to let the music speak for itself. The titles of the successive tracks metaphorically evoke the trajectory of the sun, from its rise to this ambiguous event: the sun has turned black. Eclipse, twilight, or metamorphosis?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ici D'Ailleurs \/ Subtext Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":51154929746198,"sku":"RMX-65602","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51154930336022,"sku":"RMX-65603","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/ef310ac75db4d2ef4fd3bb77b7c1abf2.png?v=1774968292","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/aho-ssan-the-sun-turned-black","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}