{"product_id":"alex-albrecht-hiriketiya-vinyl-near-mint-nm-mint-m","title":"Alex Albrecht - Hiriketiya (VINYL) | Near Mint (NM) Mint (M)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlex Albrecht\u003cbr\u003e\r\nHiriketiya\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAnalogue Attic\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAAR025\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: 12inch Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRelease: 19.05.2026\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1:     Losing Light\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA2:     Recording The View\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA3:     Intervals\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA4:     Nilwella\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB1:     Hiriketiya\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB2:     Round Table\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB3:     On The Rocks\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB4:     Dipendra\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHiriketiya is a small, enclosed bay on Sri Lanka's southern coast, where jungle leans toward the water and the days unfold without urgency.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPassing through in early 2025 on the way to Europe, Alex Albrecht spent a week here at MOND's artist residency, allowing the rhythms of the place to quietly shape the work that followed.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDuring the residency, Albrecht recorded and exchanged ideas with Sri Lankan musicians Dhyan Basho on sitar, Dinelka Liyanage on electronics, Uvindu Perera on double bass and Pasindu Herath on saxophone.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTheir performances appear throughout the album, sampled and re-contextualised, influencing its melodic language, pacing and emotional tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMuch of the music was shaped directly by its surroundings. Field recordings were gathered across Hiriketiya, and instruments were played wherever it felt necessary. This included rocks beside the ocean where waves set irregular rhythms, tall grasslands where wind and insects blend into the recordings, and open decks overlooking the sea. 'Round Table' captures this approach most clearly. Recorded while sitting together overlooking the ocean, a large steel table in front of the group gradually became part of the composition, used instinctively as an unplanned percussive element.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eNot everything could be captured. Some of the most meaningful moments occurred before recording was possible. Those sounds exist only in memory, and the album is shaped in part by an attempt to hold onto their feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eRather than documenting the residency in a linear way, the album gathers fragments, recordings, electronic sketches and field sounds, assembling them into a continuous listening experience shaped by place and recollection. MOND owners Jess and Renato foster an environment that supports artists without directing them, creating space for focus, trust and connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a record shaped by Hiriketiya's enclosed bay, dense vegetation, heat and night air. Music formed through listening, restraint, missed recordings and the sensation of being temporarily held by a place.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedia Condition: Near Mint (NM)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleeve Condition: Mint (M)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: DEEP HOUSE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Type: 12\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"- DEEP HOUSE *NEW*","offer_id":45802497736738,"sku":"X1GIGN-W619-00","price":24.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/0371\/9970\/files\/deep-house-new_5sQ2U.png?v=1782002632","url":"https:\/\/www.wowcool.com\/products\/alex-albrecht-hiriketiya-vinyl-near-mint-nm-mint-m","provider":"Wow Cool","version":"1.0","type":"link"}