Sympathetic Resonance

by Yum Cheok

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David Fischer I discovered Yum Cheok by chance, as it is far outside my musical box really. But the sounds and pieces of art that have been combined or rather meticulously engineered here are a real journey. This may not be the release I looked for, but it is the album that I needed. Favorite track: HALLELUJAH.

fuuuruuu Every location do have its own music, yes. Just listening to this album, we can feel the philosophies or something like that on the streets of Hong Kong 2020 by our virtual hands and feet. Wow. Simply wonderful. Favorite track: DRILL ORCHESTRA.

tinkertailorsoldierspy Everyone I show this album to, falls in love with it. what did you do??? Favorite track: TRU PEAKS.

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1.	INVOLUNTARY MARCHERS 00:45	buy track
2.	TRU PEAKS 07:30	buy track
3.	FM SAINTS 00:58	buy track
4.	DEITIES 06:22	buy track
5.	CULTURE CLASH 05:42	buy track
6.	DRILL ORCHESTRA 04:33	buy track
7.	SSP TEARZ [LIVE] 04:41	buy track
8.	HALLELUJAH 07:37	buy track
9.	DEMOCRACY BILL SAMBA 04:12	buy track
10.	GTHK 05:19	buy track
11.	LILAC NIGHT 00:53	buy track

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The sequel to 2019's The Sound of Speed, Sympathetic Resonance is a continuation of the Hong Kong-inspired Yum Cheok project: building songs and experimental atmospheres solely from audio recordings of Hong Kong itself. No other samples or instruments used.

A month after that first release, Hong Kong embarked on a turbulent and very soundful trajectory, one that was impossible to ignore since bertulis had already turned his attention to making music from the cacophony of the metropolis. Thus, the latter half of the album reflects this societal upheaval, with tracks featuring the sounds of streets on fire; tear gas projectiles; riot police whistles and protester chants. In capturing them the intrepid audio artist experienced the tear gas and pepper spray firsthand, but any discomfort was only temporary compared to what countless HongKongers have had to endure.

As well as being an audial testament to the societal discord, more joyous songs were born from quirky recordings such as an elderly man singing on the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui [CHINGEE TIME]; the jarring percussive chimes of Cantonese opera [TRU PEAKS]; a chance early morning encounter between local amateur musicians and body-slapping South Asians in meditation [CULTURE CLASH]; and the ubiquitous sound of mason drills that are never far away [DRILL ORCHESTRA]: reflecting the unique sonic richness of Hong Kong that inspired the project in the first place.

Music from Sympathetic Resonance is also featured in the short film Yum Cheok: Impassage, available on YouTube and nominated for the Berlin Flash Film Festival.

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released December 18, 2020

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audio-visual project making documentary music from nothing but field recordings of Hong Kong and beyond

'yum cheok' is Cantonese for 'the speed of sound/supersonic'

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