Mono No Aware
Compilation album by
various artists
Released17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
GenreAmbient
Length76:00
LabelPAN

Mono No Aware is a compilation album of ambient songs by various artists, released by the Berlin-based record label PAN. Titled after the Japanese term of the same name, meaning "the pathos of things" or "an empathy towards things",[1][2] Mono No Aware features previously unreleased tracks by artists under the PAN label, including Yves Tumor and Jeff Witscher.

Release

Mono No Aware was first released on vinyl record as a "special art edition" at the Los Angeles Art Book Fair in February 2017, limited to 100 copies.[1][3] The album later received a general release on physical and digital media on 17 March 2017.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.6/10[4]

Mark Richardson of Pitchfork gave the album a positive review, writing that "Each piece of the 80-minute compilation has its own unique identity, yet together it feels like the work of one mind."[4] Crack Magazine's Tom Watson, in his review of the album, wrote that, "Often, mono no aware achieves something transcendental with music that is hypnotic, diverse and tenebrous but clearly forged by the sensitive hands of humans"; Watson concludes by calling it "a Spirograph of uniquely experimental artists merging together to create something even more beguiling. A truly arresting listen."[5]

Jake Witz of NPR praised Yves Tumor's track "Limerence", calling it "a heartbreaking look at how mono no aware transpires within the context of a romantic relationship."[6] Witz commended the track's use of audio samples of romantic partners in a home video as "a haunting ceremony", and wrote that, "mono no aware is painful, but only if you see the past and present as disconnected worlds. By fusing decayed recordings with modern ambience, "Limerence" transforms death from a negative experience into a universal bond of empathy."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Fr3sh"Kareem Lotfy3:51
2."Held"Malibu6:21
3."Limerence"Yves Tumor5:29
4."Eliminator"HELM3:26
5."Open Invitation"ADR4:49
6."Second Mistake"AYYA7:15
7."Lugere"Flora Yin-Wong2:46
8."justforu"Mya Gomez5:30
9."VXOMEG"Bill Kouligas3:36
10."ok, American Medium"Jeff Witscher6:19
11."C6 81 56 28 09 34 31 D2 F9 9C D6 _BD 92 ED FC 6F 6C A9 D4 88 95 8C 53 B4 55 DF 38 _C4 AB E7 72 13"TCF3:42
12."Stretch Deep" (feat. Eve Essex)James K.4:20
13."Huit"SKY H13:50
14."Exasthrus (Pane)"M.E.S.H.3:43
15."Heretic"Oli XL4:17
16."Zhao Hua"HVAD and Pan Daijing6:46
Total length:1:16:00

Personnel

Production

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "V/A - mono no aware". Bandcamp. PAN. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Cliff, Aimee (20 March 2017). "This Stunning PAN Compilation Gives New Meaning To The Word "Ambient"". The Fader. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. Iadarola, Alexander (8 March 2017). "TCF's New Track on PAN Is an Encrypted Midi Vortex". Vice. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 Richardson, Mark (4 April 2017). "Various Artists: Mono No Aware Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. Watson, Tom (3 April 2017). "Various Artists – 'mono no aware' review: A celebration of ambient experimentation". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. 1 2 Witz, Jake (17 March 2017). "Songs We Love: Yves Tumor, 'Limerence'". NPR. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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