Member Since: 10/4/2007
Band Website: www.hugh-hopper.com
Band Members: Hugh Hopper Benefit Concert at the 100 Club, London, 14 Dec 2008
Hugh Hopper: bass guitar, loops, electronics
http://www.hugh-hopper.com
Yumi Hara Cawkwell: voice, keyboards, percussion
http://www.yumiharacawkwell.co.uk
Yumi's Japanese site:
http://yumihara.exblog.jp/i10/
Profile image by Jos Thommassen (Hugh)
http://www.josthommassen.nl
and Takayuki Ina (Yumi)
http://www.funkizm.net
HUMI (Hugh Hopper & Yumi Hara Cawkwell) debut CD 'Dune' OUT NOW from MOONJUNE
Please visit MOONJUNE website!
http://www.moonjune.com/MJR019.htm
£10 for UK (p&p incl)
£12 for rest of the world (p&p incl)
“From soothing moments of calm reflection to jagged swipes at the psyche, the collective voices of HUMI form textures, moods, improvisation and formal compositions into a cohesive, expressive language. Beyond the confines of genre, there's an eloquent, spellbinding quality that arises when two risk-taking players go exploring. Subtle, exotic and eloquent, don't expect anything obvious from Hugh Hopper and Yumi Hara Cawkwell.†(Sid Smith)
"It is a treat, indeed. On "Long Dune," Hugh's bass has a warm, thick, lovely sound along with Yumi's sparse, selective piano. When Yumi's wordless voice enters, it adds a sublime, spooky ambiance. On "Shiranui," Hugh stacks up layers of fuzz, distinctly distorted and rich-toned bass(es) in a most astonishing way with Yumi's superb piano floating on top. Hugh alters the sound of his bass on each piece, the sound is consistently fascinating. In a way, this disc is like a second part to Hugh's first solo bass album, '1984,' perhaps not nearly as frightening, but as intense nonetheless. Hugh continues to be the master of loops and does an amazing job of selecting just the right snips of sounds to loop and alter in different ways. Occasionally ominous, yet consistently mesmerizing." (Bruce Lee Galanter)
"One thing that I've long admired about Hugh is that he doesn't stay still musically. Maybe sometimes I have wished that he would stay still (would I have minded a second volume of "Hopper Tunity Box"? No, I wouldn't have), but his constant moving into different realms and areas has also kept his music fresh, kept him fresh and allowed him to continue to be a vital musician now and not just be 'the legendary ex-Soft Machine bassist and composer'." (Steve Feigenbaum)
Sounds Like:
'Five Pine Trees of Seki (Club Integral version)'
HUMI at Club Integral, 1 Nov 2007
'Wind That Divides the Wild Field (Nowaki)'
HUMI at Club Integral, 1 Nov 2007
'The Shape of a Haze (Egasumi)'
HUMI at Club Integral, 1 Nov 2007
This is the same section as the Resonance FM broadcast on 22 Nov 2007
HUMI at Club Integral, 1 Nov 2007, photo by Seán Kelly
HUMI at Club Integral, 1 Nov 2007, photo by Seán Kelly
HUMI at Club Integral, 1 Nov 2007, photo by Seán Kelly
Record Label: MOONJUNE
Type of Label: Indie