Thematically, Sympathetic Magic circles around a longing for collectivity and togetherness. Playing around with this instrument, along with an 80s Roland Juno synth and a new drum machine took the music in new directions.” – Kim Myhr At first, he thought the organ would be a subtle element on the new record, but it ended up becoming a focal point: “It’s a brilliant in-your-face sound that brought an ecstatic quality to the music. Just before starting working on Sympathetic Magic, Kim bought an old 70s Yamaha organ (the YC45d), after falling in love with the sound of it on different recordings. The result is a more song-like kind of music than what I’ve done before.” – Kim Myhr I wanted to challenge this a bit, to push certain elements forward. “With You | me, I wanted to create an ocean of sound, where the listener is surrounded by a myriad of elements that has equal importance in the music. Put simply, Sympathetic Magic is a collection of song-like structures that has expanded into symphonic proportions. The shimmering, oceanic waves of You | me has been traded for cosmic currents in Sympathetic Magic. A band of eight musicians playing a wide variety of instruments including electric 12-string guitars, drum machines, vocals, synthesizers, organs and lots of drums and percussion, has created a work of a grander scale. While the immersive warmth of You | me is still present, Sympathetic Magic is more expansive than its predecessor. Sympathetic Magic is the follow-up to Kim Myhr’s 2017 album You | me, which was widely praised and received an honorary mention at the 2018 Nordic Music Prize. Sympathetic Magic is an ecstatic, delirious, and deeply touching piece of music a towering new work in Kim Myhr’s increasingly substantial output as an artist and composer.
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