Looking to the future while holding onto the past, HONGRUI creates a tribute to an uncertain region
‘Dreamscapes and the Irreal’ is a slow, ambient recreation of the Hong Kong landscape; paths traced through humid slopes and high rise towers. The album is the work of producer HONGRUI, whose own journey has taken him between the culturally charged cities of Hong Kong and London. A student of Fine Art and involved with a mixed variety of media including photography and film in addition to music, HONGRUI’s process of expression through sound carries a lightly nostalgic undertone, with melodies enchanting but ephemeral.
The past year, confused as it has been, brought a series of tracks from HONGRUI and saw the growth of his online platform and identity within the electronic community as he begins to work on sharing his gentle, ambient sound with those ready to hear it.
The recent album release is a significant part of that growth, with ‘Dreamscapes and the Irreal’ containing five tracks translated from the artist’s personal connection to the autonomous region of Hong Kong, the result being a fluctuating pool of sound, moved by influence from drone and given momentum by experiments in traditional and unconventional elements of sound.
Our featured track from the album, ‘That Faint Neon Light (Passing By) 霞’, is warm, human, and wandering.
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