Found a copy at my local record of Austrian avante-garde extraordinaire Christian Fennesz‘s post-Black Sea 12” single entitled “June” which was limitedly released on Table of Elements, and man is it a doozie! This vinyl must be pretty obscure since there is no record of it on his wikipedia page and there are only a few places online selling it, ranging in price from $20 to £17 + shipping — almost as bad as a Mexican Summer release! Showcasing an etching on the A-side of what looks like a cartoon dragon eating a banana, this slab of orange wax is more aesthetically pleasing to the eyes than to the ears.
Although some will balk at the price tag for an album which only houses a bizarrely constructed five-minute track, with “June”, Fennesz puts together a hauntingly droney piece that’s a natural fit with the mentally taxing Black Sea. In typical Fennesz-fashion, musical textures are front and center — although much sharper and coarser than anything off its LP predecessor. Somehow included as part of Table of Elements 15th anniversary Guitar Series (featuring a slew of limited edition single-sided 12” vinyls), the spidery concoction of string plucks Fennesz highlights on the song isn’t remotely near anyone’s notion of what a “guitar series” track should song like.
Well don’t take my word on it, you can check out an mp3 of the track below:
