10. Liew Niyomkarn – I Think of Another Time When You Heard It
Sound artist Liew Niyomkarn’s latest album wove poignant field recordings from her rural birthplace in northern Thailand with pulsing synths and plucked lyres to create a meditative reimagining of home. Recorded between Thailand and her current base in Antwerp, the album plays like a nostalgic blur of memory music.
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[This piece was published on 29/12/22]
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