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Sep 25, 2018 Unknown Mortal Orchestra By Christopher Roberts

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New Zealand-born/Portland-based Unknown Mortal Orchestra (mainly the project of Ruban Nielson) released a new album, Sex & Food, back in April via Jagjaguwar. Now they have announced another new 2018 album, IC-01 Hanoi, and shared a track from it, the nine-minute long “Hanoi 06.” The album was recorded in the Vietnamese city of Hanoi, hence its title, and is an instrumental album. Check out “Hanoi 06” below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art, as well as the band’s upcoming tour dates.

The album was recorded during the sessions for Sex & Food, when they were recording at Hanoi’s Phu Sa Studios. As well as featuring Ruban Nielson, his longtime collaborator Jacob Portrait, and his brother Kody Nielson, the sessions included local musician Minh Nguyen (on Sáo Trúc, Đàn Môi, and Vietnamese percussion) and Nielson’s father, Chris (on Flugelhorn, saxophone, and keyboards).

A press release compares the album to Miles Davis’ experimental 1972 album On the Corner.

Read our 2017 interview with Unknown Mortal Orchestra about Sex & Food.

Read our 2015 interview with Unknown Mortal Orchestra about Multi-Love.

IC-01 Hanoi Tracklist:

1. Hanoi 1
2. Hanoi 2
3. Hanoi 3
4. Hanoi 4
5. Hanoi 5
6. Hanoi 6
7. Hanoi 7

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Tour Dates:

September 25 - Kuala Lumpur, MY @ The Bee
September 26 - Jakarta, ID @ Empirica
October 4 - Guadalajara, Mexico @ C3 Stage
October 6 - Lomas Atlas, Mexico @ Festival Hipnosis @ Deportivo Lomas Atlas
October 26 - Madrid, ES @ Sala Mon
October 27 - Bilbao, ES @ BIME Live
October 29 - Porto, PT @ Hard Club
October 30 - Lisbon, PT @ Aula Magna
November 1 - Clermont-Ferrand, FR @ La Cooperative de Mai
November 2 - Antwerp, BE @ Filter Festival
November 3 - Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
November 4 - Frankfurt, DE @ Zoom Frankfurt
November 6 - Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
November 7 - Stockholm, SE @ Kagelbanan
November 8 - Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret - SOLD OUT
November 9 - Bergen, NO @ Landmark - SOLD OUT
November 11 - Groningen, NL @ Oosterpoort
November 13 - Vienna, AT @ Flex
November 14 - Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik
November 15 - Vevey, CH @ Rocking Chair
November 16 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
November 17 - Leipzig, DE @ Trascentury Update No. 3 Festival
November 19 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
November 21 - London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
November 22 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2 - SOLD OUT
November 23 - Sheffield, UK @ The Leadmill
November 25 - Dublin, Ireland @ The Academy
November 26 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
January 12 - Christchurch, NZ @ Hagley Park
January 14 - Queenstown, NZ @ John Davies Oval
January 19 - Auckland, NZ @ Western Springs - SOLD OUT

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