Biography
Gurun Gurun is a Czech-based experimental, weird ambient & improvised music collective formed in the autumn 2007 by guitarist Tomas Knoflicek and keyboardist Jara Tarnovski. GG’s musical work combines guitars, analogue synthesizers, turntables, acoustic instruments and digital effects to span musical spaces ranging from hypno-minimalist atmospheres to warm tones of slow moving, repetitive melodic stanzas.
Jara Tarnovski and Tomas Knoflicek are ably assisted in Gurun Gurun by Federsel of the Buchty a Loutky Theatre Company, improv band B4, noise project Radio Royal and art group Handa Gote. The result of which makes Gurun Gurun perhaps the more dynamic, and certainly more noise based and experimental of the two outfits. The group is also topped off with some amazing guest artists, including three Japanese vocalists: Moskitoo from the 12k stable providing gentle, airy vocals across ‘Fu’ and ‘Ano Uta’. Another 12k artist (also on Anticipate), the enormously talented Taylor Deupree collaborator Sawako providing touchingly open and raw vocals on the ever so weird but tender ‘Yume no Mori’ and ‘Yuki ~ Hawaiian Snowflake’. Rurarakiss (from the Miyachan Akichan project with Daisuke Miyatani) sings in the most hushed of tones over the glitchy, noisy pieces ‘Kodomo’ and ‘KúKó’. Beyond these, the varied group is made up of Artem Vartanian on clarinet, trumpet and shepherds pipe, Daniel Meier on violin, Floex on clarinet and koto, Irena and Vojtech Havlovi (The Havels) on alto and tenor viola da gamba, and finally with remixers Opiate (Morr Music, City-Centre Offices and Raster-Noton) and Kora et le Mechanix.
GG's debut album + remix album 'Gorogoro Garagara Rimikkusu' (featuring remixes by Dot Tape Dot, Hearts+Horses, Pimmon, Zavoloka, Orla Wren, offthesky and Part Timer) out now on Home Normal.
GG shared stage with Tim Hecker, Boduf Songs, Grails, Trespassers William, Scott Kelly, WoO and many more.
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