Swimé by Makunouchi Bento

Self-released by Makunouchi Bento in 2010, Swimé is now re-released by Orgone Dealers in an Extended Edition

2010, Eerik Inpuj Sound [EIS003 / INPUJ112]

-=[ Headphones listening recommended ]=-

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"Upon listening, I became very thirsty; thus followed many chalices filled to the brim with spirits."

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Comment suis-je, à mon tour, devenu dresseur de lion?

Seul sur ma chaise, ennuyé par ma vie de gadjo guindé,
je m'amuse de me lasser,
rêvant de ces étranges forêts,
d'aventures sur les routes ombragées,
ces cirques itinérants qui ne cessent de bouger
et le roulement, cliquetis redondant,
de caravanes séculaires abritant
quelques Hommes qui se racontent, la nuit tombée,
quelques mystères égyptiens oubliés.

Alors, l'envie me caresse...
Happé par le courant de cette rivière musicale,
je me laisse porter pour enfin échouer
sur cette grève, brise matinale.

Je me sens Homme nouveau et pourtant toujours le même petit gadjo,
tout juste prêt à dresser le premier lion que je croiserai.

Peut-être voudra-t-il tout simplement m'accompagner
le long de ce chemin romancé
avec cette boite typique
venu du pays des kanjis
dans laquelle on y glisse
des histoires amidonnées, légèrement relevées,
avant de repartir de plus belle,
dans cette aventure grotesque
faite de jolies ritournelles.

eerikinpujsound.com/p/m/EIS03_-_makunouchi_bento_-_swime/



--ͫ̔͂̐̅-̗͙̦̯̙͈̻̐ͫ͋͂͌͌̌--̻̱̦̯̈̃ͭͫ-̪ͥ-̱̗̼͔--ͫͧ̇ͨͯ-͇́-̥-̰̻̰͚̃͗͛̂̌̃ͅͅ-̞-̣͛-͓͕̦͙͒̀̓̂-̼͇ͤ́-̦̪̘̮̝͚̄͌͌̆̑ͪ-̻̟͚͎͙̈ͣ̔́̚-̆̊-͌̿ͤͤͥ̊̚-͓̮̤̥͖--̲̟͙̞͕͙-͓̤͙̫͒͑̈́ͪ-̈́̽ͮ̾̐ͦ-̗̥̼̣͖̳-ͬͨ̎̉--̪̗̙̙̜̮̓͐ͥ͒̐ͦ̋ͅ-̭̘̈́̍-̘ͦ-͑-̳̱̓̿-͚̈́̚ͅ-̤͓̯ͅ--̩͉̠̟̯̘-̟̹͓̥̠͎̘̾͑͐͛̃͐ͮ--͖̙̀͆̚ͅ-̪͕̒ͭ-ͅ----̯͇̟̙ͯ͛̈́͆-͕͔͕̬͔̙ͅ-̥̦͉̓́̇-̾ͦ-̦̼̱̞̘̬̆̆͂ͨͦͬ-̖̻̟̯̮̫̘̎͌ͪ̆ͮ̒̊-͑ͥͭ̓ͦ-̩̯͙ͣͪ̓-͖̯̣̹-̻̠̼͕̻̬̥ͬ̈́͐ͣͬͦ̅--̦̳-̜͉͚̺͇̠̥-̥̗͈̮͚̝-̫̞-͈̭̤͓ͨ͆ͫ͒̋ͅ-͙͖͚̥̻̘̩͛͒ͮͧ͛͒̎-̪̖͕̣̻ͥ̊͊́̀---̩͍̹͌̋̈́--̈́ͨ̏ͭ̽̚̚-͇̳̜̒̔̈́-̬̰̙̠--̰̭͈͖̹͈ͩ̿̽̀͂̐-ͧ-̩͊--̱̙̹͔͑̑ͦ̋-̬̫̳-̬͌--̫̥̦̗͎̦̄͐̀̍̓̇--͖-͍̭̫͕̬̽ͬ̋̒͌-̱̠̼-͖͓̅̅-͎̜̺̊ͦ͐-͙̻͕̼̬̜ͧ͂ͧ͛̓ͤ-̻̮̅ͯ-̑ͪ͆-ͧ͋͒-


"Swimé is another quiet but intriguing work from this duo who, like others of their generation (e.g. Gultskra Artikler), have gotten so free that they’ve just left any easy pigeon-holing (“IDM”, “neo-classical”, or elsesuch) far behind."
Doru649 at The Cookshop

"Swimé is an ambitious avant garde work containing an exotic blend of organic instrumentation, electronic effects, and a jungle of clicks, buzzes, chirps, screeches, and roars. [...] an album full of surprises and aural curiosities for fans of the cutting edge of sound design and classical composition."
Travis at Hiddenplace Music

"Only one word: SPLENDID! Musique experimentale de haute qualité. Musique libre et propice à l'imagination. Public cible: renégats, qui n'aiment ni les bergers ni les troupeaux..."
Rajsank at Yamanotedreams

"One of the most interesting Ambient albums of all time. Filled with atmospheric textures and strange sounds from very wide spectrum of superb acoustics. Strange melodies mixed with animal voices, sounds of nature and city into psychotic composition with amazingly clear sound image which won’t leave anyone's emotions untouched."
DJ Suva at Remixta

"Evading any attempt to describe the style of their songs, they whimsically offend the limits of your attention span as you travel within the many scenes they create ; Swimé is a travelling circus filled with suspensful moments, drama and humor. The songs fade into each other, removing any sense of remembrance and letting only the present be."
Vincent Fugère at Camomille

"As listeners journey through a multitude of sounds, many of which are depicted on the cover, they may get the feeling of being transported. With so much going on in the music, it would have been easy for it to descend into an unlistenable mess. But Makunouchi Bento keeps every noise in its place through clever introductions and timely changes."
Matt Gilley at The Silent Ballet

"Lock yourself in a room, put the album on, close your eyes and let Makunouchi Bento’s music guide you in the mental creation of an unwritten film about childhood in the heart of the Balkans; a childhood full of exciting camping trips, folk music, 80s synth hits, animals, fears, curiosity, vaguely-understandable adult conversations and their arguments."
Igor Olejar (Autorotation)

"Les deux Roumains de Makunouchi Bento nous offrent gracieusement un album contenant un savoureux mélange d’instrumentations organiques, d’effets sonores sidérants, de petites mélodies fantômes et de sons concrets aux milles humeurs. “Swimé” est un album peu commun, plein de suprises, d’émotions et d’humour, qui évite la posture parfois sérieuse de la musique dite d’avant garde. Fan de Lynch, Tim Burton ou Sergio Leone, cet album vous est destiné."
Sylvain at Le Petit Agenda


-̖͑-̑̋͂--̝̤͉̘̜͚-͕̩̤͓̹̼̝ͯ̑͐̉͛̔ͭ-̲͖̗̣͙͎ͦ͑͗̉̔̒-͚͔̩͐̊ͤ̚ͅ-͖̫͔-̥͉͎͎̫̝ͮ̇̓̆̂ͧ-̱̲̙͓͊̐ͣͫ----͚̦̤̙͎̑̀̒ͬ̋͆ͅ--̙͔̲̗̮̰ͤͤ́̅̆ͥ--͈̥̻̬̹̀̎̽̎ͨ-̬̗͍̼ͯ͛̽̒-̠̤̒ͬ--̳̫̒̒-͐-̪̹̪͆̒͂-̗̉-͈̄--͔̮̦͚̀̅̂͑ͦͮͅͅ-̥̺̫ͯ̓̚-ͣ͒͂̽̔-̺̘͙̌͒̊̾ͅ-̹͔̝̗̙̱--̳̯̻̬̦͕̯̆̐ͦͣ̌̈̊-̖͔̦͎̭̰̓̂̅͆̂̿-͇̫̏͒-̞͉̻̳̗̺-̃̏̈́́͒ͯ͋--̩̲͓̮̳͌ͬ̇ͤ̚--́-̰̱-̥̜̲̦̥̺----̭̙͇͓ͦ͊ͤ͐ͧͅ-͍͎̙͚͖̜̺͂͛̋ͪ͋͒ͮ-̰͍̩͕̣̤̝ͧ̍̎̄̊͌̒-ͭͭ̄-̤-̈́̇̚--̭͖ͯ̓-̘̭̠͉̫-̿ͤ̽̊̂-͚̬̫͚͑͋ͩ̽-͉-̻͍͚ͅ--̠̝̞̟̾ͣ͛̚--̭̯ͮ͛-͔͌-̻-̰̏-͈̼̙̯̞̀̃̇ͥ̑-̩͎̫̖̖ͩͥ̑͑ͫ-͇̬̺͕̤͑̈́͌͋̓-̩̱̻͖͑̀̓ͭ-͖̠̠̉̃̿-͇̰̲͔̫͎ͅ-͈̼͖̳̠̼̔͛̅͛̎̂-̲͖̗̪̬̬̤ͨ̂̔̎͑ͣ̚-̄̇-̦̹͎̝̲̺͎-͋̄ͧ-͇̣̲̼̞ͯ̉̈̓ͫ-ͪ-̦̠͚̤̘̲͔ͨ̔̀ͤ͌̓̚-̱-͈̬̹̎͒̚--͕̰-͌̊̈͗ͨͭͨ-͇͖̦̈̓͆-̙̝̹̪̯͉̟̓̾͋̔̀͊̚-͓̜̓͆-͛̀ͪͨ-̹̟

Started in Bucharest, 2019. Curated by Bogdan Scoro