KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode

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. It is the first recorded example of continuous music.[1]

Critical Reception

In the late 1980s The Village Voice named KMH as one of the "10 albums you can't live without".[2]

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."[3] 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.[4]

KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode

cover for KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode

Original LP cover art
Studio album by Lubomyr Melnyk
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
KMH: Piano Music In The Continuous Mode (1978) The Lund - St. Petri Symphony (1981)
Re-release Cover
Re-release cover art for KMH
Cover art for the 2007 Unseen Worlds re-release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Pitchfork(7.8/10)[4]

Track listing

All music composed by Lubomyr Melnyk.

LP track listing
No. Title Length
1. "KMH"   24:50
2. "KMH"   25:50
Total length:
 50:10
CD track listing
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

  1. ↑ https://www.continuouspiano.com/products/kmh-piano-music-in-the-continuous-mode. Retrieved 22 January 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/37286/biography/. Retrieved 22 January 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 1 2 Eddins, Stephen. "Allmusic review". Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 Powell, Mike. "Pitchfork review". Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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