Thomas Köner, Nunatak (side A)

2010 marked the vinyl reissue of 1990's CD-only Nunatak, which was originally called Nunatak Gongamur.  Nunatak's sonic environment evolves very slowly—there is usually only one sound at a time, and each sounds is long in duration.  Most of the sounds are in the high-bass/low-mid frequency range with limited, muffled overtones.  These warbles sound like the gongs that apparently created them.  The remaining sounds are high frequencies, of unidentifiable origin, are attributed to home-made woodwind instruments, and these sounds jump out a bit in the mix.  While the album moves continuously and organically, the 11 pieces on Nunatak employ a consistent enough palette and pacing that there is limited differentiation between them.  The blurry, black-and-white photo that looks like people leading dogs up a snowy mountain is a perfect cover image.