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Keanu Nelson - Wilurarrakutu (2023) [Hi-Res]

Keanu Nelson - Wilurarrakutu (2023) [Hi-Res]

BAND/ARTIST: Keanu Nelson

  • Title: Wilurarrakutu
  • Year Of Release: 2023
  • Label: Mississippi Records
  • Genre: world, electronic
  • Quality: MP3-320 kbps; 16-44100 FLAC; 24-44100 FLAC
  • Total Time: 39 min
  • Total Size: 95; 209; 403 MB
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Wilurarrakutu is the brilliant debut from Papunya-based artist Keanu Nelson, an intimate exercise in musical storytelling and reflection. The album's eight tracks, sung in both Papunya Luritja and English, are verses of prose and poetry pulled directly from Nelson's notebooks and set to minimalist, DIY electronic arrangements.

The evocative musical backdrops—featuring Casio keyboards, drum machines, and subtle synth flourishes—were created in collaborative sessions between Nelson and Sydney producer Yuta Matsumura. The two met by chance on Matsumura's visit to Papunya last year. Their impromptu jam sessions form the foundation for Wilurarrakutu's low-key sonic palette, influenced in parts by Papunya's strong local gospel music scene as well as the reggae beats often passed around the remote community via USB sticks and mobile phone transfers.

Over these soundscapes, Nelson sings of family, friends, heritage, and culture, with a tone that balances joy and melancholy. They're themes and emotions that also echo through his work as a painter at the Papunya Tjupi Arts Centre. In this way, Wilurarrakutu becomes an extension of his art practice - a graceful audio portrait of a place that evokes the resonance of home.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Keanu Nelson - Family (3:32)
1.02 - Keanu Nelson - Warumpinya (4:19)
1.03 - Keanu Nelson - Wati Kutju (4:29)
1.04 - Keanu Nelson - Kungkaku Wangkapayi (4:06)
1.05 - Keanu Nelson - Kutjupa Tjuta (4:08)
1.06 - Keanu Nelson - Nyinarralpi Kulini (3:47)
1.07 - Keanu Nelson - Lonely Man (3:29)
1.08 - Keanu Nelson - Watjilpa Wiyangku (3:51)
1.09 - Keanu Nelson - Tjapinina (4:24)
1.10 - Keanu Nelson - Kapi Tina (3:30)

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