Akasha by Mervin Wong
Through negotiating object, time and space, Mervin Wong delivers resonant sound that expands past tangible place.
A new reckoning, of self within setting, to engage through an embodied presence of being, here and now in this 4-track journey, Akasha.
Originally presented as a live listening experience, Akasha by Mervin Wong was born out of the initial encounter with solid volumes and fluid fabrics within the confines of BREATH, an installation of crafted pieces by Josh Tirados Suarez and Sarah Isabelle Tan.
A tender response when faced with its contrasting materiality, of hardness and softness, a motivation to capture that atmospheric layer that resonated within.
With the intent of expanding this verse, now comes a new reckoning, a presentation of a different kind, that is driven by performance and enhanced by object, texture, tone and place, a negotiation of space with sound, to engage through an embodied presence of being, here and now.
Tracklist
| 1. | In Akasha | 4:18 |
| 2. | A Warm Place | 7:50 |
| 3. | Walk to Silence | 3:56 |
| 4. | Aching Blue | 4:21 |
Credits
Composition, performance, production & mixing by Mervin Wong
Mastering by Andres Mayo Estudio
Album cover art by Sarah Isabelle Tan
Acknowledgements:
Deanna Dzulkifli, Maria Clare Khoo, Josh Tirados Suarez, RAGA
License
All rights reserved.
Mervin Wong is a performer. Raised in chambers of string, it took a moment for him to recognize the Viola as his truest limb. The tectonic shift to this deeper, enduring register has shaped his foray into electronic music-making. Mournful but reft of grief. Mervin Wong’s long-form sensibilities rouse our waterflesh.