Hiro Kone Mist to petrifact

Mist to petrifact from Hiro Kone s forthcoming album Silvercoat the throng, out September 24. Video by artist Natalia Podgorska. Preorder here: Mist to petrifact Video created by: Natalia Podgorska Written and produced by: Nicky Mao Mixed by: Randall Dunn Mastered by: Heba Kadry Cut by: Josh Bonati Silvercoat the throng: New York electronic experimentalist Nicky Mao s 4th fulllength, Silvercoat the throng, emerged against the backdrop of lockdown, compelled by an intuitive directive: resist the urge to fill the space. Compositionally this translated as a simmering, shadowy energy, veiled but variable, traced in a composite of strings, synthetics, rhythm, and voice. The title alludes to a poetic notion of possibility, rescued from darkness, which aptly evokes the shapeshifting, devotional feel of these ambitious and elegant sound designs, crafted in defiance of