{"product_id":"randall-dunn-manifold-of-partially-actualized-realities","title":"Randall Dunn - Manifold of Partially Actualized Realities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManifold of Partially Actualized Realities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the new album on Kou Records by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRandall Dunn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — producer, composer, and one of the most distinctive architects of low-end and spatial sound in contemporary music, known for his work with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunn O)))\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOneohtrix Point Never\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Torn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album is a meditation on fractured realities, time, and mortality — a mirror that folds back on itself, and on how events of the future affect the past. Its animating spirit is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhilip K. Dick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \"pink light experience\" of 1974, in which the author reported receiving a transmission from a vast, alien intelligence: information dense, ancient, and overwhelming. Dunn approaches this both as a concept and as a compositional logic — music that arrives in layers, collapses, reconstitutes, and refuses resolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross four pieces, Dunn deploys an arsenal of vintage synthesizers — Korg MonoPoly, Korg MS-20, PPG Wave, CS-80, Juno-60, Waldorf Strings, Fizmo — alongside an exceptional ensemble cast. Spoken word by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJim Jarmusch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (drawn from PKD's prose) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaima Leyton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (drawing from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Graves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) anchor two of the four pieces in language without explaining them. The album moves from orchestral chamber writing through electroacoustic abstraction to a final piece — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAyn عين\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — that opens into ecstatic jazz, featuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCyro Baptista\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBriggan Krauss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry Fraser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharmaine Lee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Aiki Aubrey Lowe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. True electroacoustic writing in the fullest sense: spectral, physical, and wide open.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced, mixed, and recorded by Randall Dunn at Circular Ruin, April 2026. Mastered by Ben Greenberg. Dolby Atmos mixes by Ben Greenberg. Lacquer cut by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering. Front and back cover artwork by Steve Rude. Executive produced by Charmaine Lee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KOU RECORDS (IDEOLOGIC ORGAN)","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":59659947606361,"sku":"SDZ-53678","price":36.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/randall-dunn-Manifold-of-Partially-Actualized-Realities.png?v=1790871169","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/randall-dunn-manifold-of-partially-actualized-realities","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}