Uruk-Hai [Remaster], by Jim Kirkwood

Uruk-Hai [Remaster]

by Jim Kirkwood

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Nocturnal Egg (Jordan) Après s'être libéré de sa trilogie du Héros éternel, Jim Kirkwood mettra fin à celle de la Terre du Milieu avec Uruk-Hai. En plus d'être le clou du spectacle, cet album se pose en tant que miroir face à Where Shadows Lie. Le dungeon synth est très électronique et percussif mais l'effet visé n'est plus le même. En harmonie avec les forces des ténèbres, Jim Kirkwood remplace la musique de la nature par des dissonances ; la forge guerrière devient un point de départ. Mais le miroir craquelle... Favorite track: Numenor.

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	1.	Forever Darkness 01:00
	2.	Nirnaeth Arnoediad 08:41
	3.	Caradhras 01:11
	4.	Tinuviel 03:11
	5.	Mearas 05:32
	6.	Numenor 09:37
	7.	Mirrormere 02:48
	8.	Hobbits 02:45
	9.	Beyond The Shire 03:33

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➡️ Funds generated from this album will be donated to the Kent Wildlife Trust in Maidstone, Kent, England (UK Registered Charity No: 239992) - www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk ⬅️

Out of Season and Hosianna Mantra are proud to announce the launch of the first-ever reissue campaign of the works of cult fantasy synth figure Jim Kirkwood, whose original compositions predated by several years the legendary dark ambient progenitors of what would later be rebranded as “dungeon synth”. Kirkwood's musical style was unique from his contemporaries, falling less in-line musically with the medieval, subterranean dread of his peers and more with artists like Mort Garson (Plantasia, Atraxia's The Unexplained, etc.). Kirkwood incorporated a far more diverse palette of influences such as the Berlin School (Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze, etc.) of electronic music, John Carpenter's synth-driven soundtrack compositions, and, perhaps most importantly, a spiritual foundation akin to the New Age cassette culture of the 1980's, albeit much darker.

Kirkwood's immense body of work functioned as an aural adaptation, thematically centered around the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings), Michael Moorcock (The Elric Saga), Neil Gaiman (Sandman), Celtic Mythology, and the Norse Poetic Edda. With singular vision and unmatched dedication, Kirkwood released two dozen full-length cassettes from 1990-1996 to virtually no audience but himself and his closest confidants. As such, this original run of recorded material languished in total obscurity before being rediscovered by underground fans in the last decade, resulting in the sudden, long-overdue recognition of the genius of Jim Kirkwood.

First discovering The Hobbit at the age of 13, his rabid consumption of the seminal works of fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien can be considered the impetus for Kirkwood’s musical career. Perhaps in an effort to sustain the sense of magical escapism of experiencing The Lord of the Rings trilogy during idyllic British summers, Kirkwood’s solo musical journey began in Middle Earth with Where Shadows Lie (1990, oos-204/DEI-001). This kickstarted a deluge of unbridled and prolific creativity resulting in multiple tape releases, including two other Tolkien-inspired albums, King of the Golden Hall (1991, oos-205/DEI-002) and Uruk-Hai (1992, oos-206/DEI-003). This series of albums would come to form some of Kirkwood’s most well-regarded work, a collection which would become known as his Middle Earth Trilogy.

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released January 5, 2024

All music and artwork (c) 1992 Jim Kirkwood
Support the artist directly by visiting jimkirkwood.bandcamp.com
Remastered from the original cassette tape edition by Bonati Mastering and pressed in the USA by Brooklyn Phono.

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