‘Peripheral,’ a new album by KMRU and Echium, is out now.
The eight-track experimental ambient release was created between the artists’ homes in Nairobi and Manchester, with the musicians integrating their separate specialties into a “psychic collaboration,” according to KMRU.
KMRU, who is now located in Berlin, incorporates Echium’s sparse and frosty dub techno atmospheres with his organic field recording manipulations and textured electronics. The album’s abstract artwork was also designed by Echium.
The latest edition of Air Texture’s ‘Place :’ series, which was curated by KMRU and focuses on musicians from his hometown of Nairobi, was unveiled earlier this month. The Green Belt Movement (GBM), an environmental non-governmental organization based in Nairobi that focuses on conservation, democracy, community development, and conflict resolution, will get 100% of the proceeds from the release.
