This is the extension and second installment of Bokoboko (NON 033CD/LP) from earlier in 2012. Double vinyl-only release in a picture sleeve; it will not be available as a CD or digital download. With its non-placed devices and hard-to-pin-down aesthetic falling between electronic and psychedelic music and the warm-hued sounds of traditional acoustic instruments, Burnt Friedman's Zokuhen (trans. "second edition"), produced exclusively for vinyl, may be considered an extension (or second installment) of Bokoboko (released in February 2012). On this new double EP, too, the music focuses on uneven rhythms that dictate the groove for all the participating musical elements and display a formal logic to which all the instruments gladly succumb. With its even rhythm and proximity to dub reggae, the track "Kon Ki" shows that exceptions to the rule are permitted among the six new tracks and two re-worked Bokoboko themes that round off this follow-up.

Master percussionist Burnt Friedman gathers a gang including Jaki Liebezeit, Takeshi Nishimoto, Hayden Chisholm, Mandjao Faty, and Daniel Schröter for his latest outernational rhythm infusion on Nonplace. We can think of few artists who've consistently, almost microscopically paid so much attention to their craft, and thanks to working closely with mastering engineer Rashad Becker, 'Zokuhen' is a real treat for those who like their instrumental recordings emphatically ultra-clear and dynamic. Over eight tracks Burnt and co dismantle and reform myriad patterns derived from jazz, African drumming and Jamaican dub in a distinguished tradition of European experimentalism, always giving precedence to groove over other musical elements. Boomkat