Xenia

Deerhoof have announced their follow-up to 2016’s The Magic. It’s called Mountain Moves and it’s out September 8 via Joyful Noise. The album is the result of their residency at the indie label. In addition to Jenn Wasner from Wye Oak, Mountain Moves features Stereolab’s Læticia Sadier, Awkwafina, Juana Molina, Xenia Rubinos, and Matana Roberts. It was produced by Deerhoof along with the Children of Hoof Radio & Television Orchestra.

Originating in 1969 with a short melodic fragment that grew into an elaborate piece that runs well over an hour, Karlheinz Stockhausen's Mantra for two pianos and electronics is recognized as one of his major keyboard works and an example of his increasingly liberal use of serial methods. The central idea operates on many levels throughout the composition, and the organization of Stockhausen's 13-pitch series a twelve-tone row with the first note repeated at the end takes place on small and large scales, with some permutations of the motive or "mantra" extending over so much time that their relationships become imperceptible.