KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode
| KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Original LP cover art | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Classical music, Minimalist music, Avant-Garde music | |||
| Length | 50:10 | |||
| Label | Music Gallery Editions, Bandura Records, Unseen Worlds | |||
| Lubomyr Melnyk chronology | ||||
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| Re-release Cover | ||||
 Cover art for the 2007 Unseen Worlds re-release | ||||
KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode is the debut album by the pianist Lubomyr Melnyk. It was originally released in 1978 and then re-released by Unseen Worlds in 2007.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Pitchfork | (7.8/10)[2] |
In the late 1980s, The Village Voice named KMH as one of the "10 albums you can't live without".[3]
In his review of the 2007 re-release, Stephen Eddins (Allmusic) praised Melnyk's performance, saying that it "boggles the imagination" and that it would appeal to "fans of minimalism and maverick experimentalism with an immensely attractive sound."[1] Mike Powell (Pitchfork) described the music as "minimalism at its most lush, ornate, and taxing" and compared it to works by La Monte Young and Erik Satie.[2]
Track listing
[edit]All music is composed by Lubomyr Melnyk
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "KMH" | 24:50 |
| 2. | "KMH" | 25:50 |
| Total length: | 50:10 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "KMH Pt. 1" | 11:45 |
| 2. | "KMH Pt. 2" | 9:03 |
| 3. | "KMH Pt. 3" | 10:29 |
| 4. | "KMH Pt. 4" | 11:05 |
| 5. | "KMH Pt. 5" | 7:52 |
| Total length: | 50:10 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eddins, Stephen. "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ a b Powell, Mike. "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Lubomyr Melnyk: Biography". Retrieved 22 January 2015.