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NOUS II

  1. Look Again At That Dot

  2. Formless

  3. Here In My Chest It Is What It Is

  4. Yoj! Yoj!

  5. Nighten Gale

  6. World Map One

  7. Uthando

  8. Formless Too

  9. Assume A Sunbeam

“This second album from the NOUS ensemble features the same lineup as NOUS I, but I took the project and the musicians on a deeper dive into the post-rock, and ambient genres. The project maintains the spirit of spontaneity, but the musical experiments are conducted within a framework of more melodic exploration alongside cellular motif and groove oriented experiments.” - Christopher Bono

NOUS II BAND MEMBERS:

• Christopher Bono (Composer, Ghost Against Ghost): keyboards, electronics, percussion, vocals

• Greg Fox (Guardian Alien, Zs, Ben Frost, ex-Liturgy): drums, percussion, electronic

• Thor Harris (Swans, Angels of Light, Amanda Palmer, Shearwater): drums, percussion, custom built instruments

• Shahzad Ismaily (Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, Bonnie Prince Billy): electronics, guitar, bass

• Grey Mcmurray (itsnotyouitsme, So Percussion, Tyondai Braxton): guitar, percussion

• Kevin McMahon: producer, engineering, mixing

SPECIAL GUESTS:

• Caleb Burhans (itsnotyouitsme, ACME): violin, viola

• Cecilie Hafstad: vocals, percussion

• HariPrakaash: gong

• Imago (Múm): Cello , Vocals

• Clarice Jensen (ACME, yMusic, Ra Ra Riot): cello

• Jen Kutler: assistant engineer, percussion, vocals

• Laura Lutzke (ACME): violin

• Anthony Molina (Mercury Rev): synths, percussion

• Alex Sopp (ACME, yMusic): flute

PRESS

Downbeat (Feb 2020): “A worthy listen for anyone with an open mind and an unquenchable desire for music that can’t be categorized.” 4.5/5 stars

Heavy Blog Is Heavy: "(Sometimes) it is clear from the get-go that you're handling something potent, that the music you're about to hear is going to leap out of the digital format and grab you by heart... A captivating and moving piece of music."

Sleeping Shaman: “an enriching sonic journey that’s expertly realised, tastefully constructed, and unlike anything you’ve heard before.”

Pop Matters: “Bridging the distance between the rock and classical worlds, "Nighten Gale" stands as a testament to the ensemble's ambitions and its ability to make said ambitions reality.”

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