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Kenopsia 08:09

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"Kenopsia is a made-up word that I came across on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows online, meaning “the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet.” It gives examples of school corridors in the evening, and vacant fairgrounds. Upon discovering the word, I was instantly brought back to a place I had previously forgotten: a market place in the middle of the night, cluttered with covered stalls. I think I stumbled upon it in Boston seven years ago, but perhaps it was a dream."
~Finola Merivale


Recorded in Brooklyn in January 2020 and mixed/mastered virtually in September of 2020, the release of this single spans the strange, compressed time of change from pre-pandemic to the current moment. The COVID-19 pandemic has left so many bustling places empty for the past two years, so I think that we can all relate to the feeling of Kenopsia in some way at this time. The music itself, perhaps even more relatable today than the day it was recorded, shows how art and artists can evolve and adapt to the climate of our ever changing present.

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released February 28, 2022

Kenopsia by ~Nois
Composed by Finola Merivale
Label: Records to Burn

~Nois
Brandon Quarles, soprano saxophone
Hunter Bockes, alto saxophone
Jordan Lulloff, tenor saxophone
János Csontos, baritone saxophone

Kenopsia (2016) by Finola Merivale
Produced by ~Nois and Mike Tierney
Engineered by Mike Tierney
Mixed and Mastered by Mike Tierney
Recorded at Shiny Things Studio, Brooklyn, NY on January 12, 2020.

Cover Art by Tamzin Merivale

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~Nois is a Chicago-based saxophone quartet making music on the boundary of contemporary classical music and improvisation. Think *NSYNC meets John Zorn and you are probably close to the right thing...

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