KURO by Oscar Suh-Rodriguez
黒 collected between 2020-2023
黒 in the Earth
黒 in the cage
黒 in the rain
黒 in the cosmos
黒 in the heart
黒 in the hair
黒 in the wood
黒 in the sea
黒 in the photograph
黒 in the seed
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KURO was recorded during a time of great transition and exhaustion. For this, please forgive that my touch was not sweeter, my vision not clearer, my hands not fitter. Despite the noise and mist, what my heart gave was real in that little recording room.
I deeply thank my mentor Pedro Rodriguez for guiding me onto this nylon stringed instrument–a path that brought beautiful masters into my life: Gene Bertoncini, John Stowell, Freddie Bryant, Genil Castro, and Vic Juris. I thank Kyle Hill, Mike Carleo, and Edgar Montesdeoca for helping turn this solo approach into a means of survival and Matthew Osburn for his inspired discussions of this mysterious object. And, of course, love for my family.
Tracklist
| 1. | Oil | 4:55 |
| 2. | Crow Girl | 5:28 |
| 3. | The Rain in the Room | 4:44 |
| 4. | Sagittarius A* | 4:49 |
| 5. | Squeeze Fear into Gold | 3:34 |
| 6. | Cabeza de Bosque | 4:23 |
| 7. | Night Surrounds Fox's Eyes | 3:49 |
| 8. | Tilikum | 4:31 |
| 9. | Delusion | 3:25 |
| 10. | Poppy Seeds | 4:18 |
Credits
Recorded and mixed at Big & Tall Recording (Woodridge, NJ) May-July 2023 by Tommy McCormick
Mastered Brad Tuller
