KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode

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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
Released1978, 2007
Recorded1978
GenreClassical music, Minimalist music, Avant-Garde music
Length50:10
LabelMusic 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

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[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic5/5 stars[2]
Pitchfork(7.8/10)[3]

In the late 1980s, The Village Voice named KMH as one of the "10 albums you can't live without".[4]

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."[2] 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.[3]

Track listing[]

All music is composed by Lubomyr Melnyk.

LP track listing
No.TitleLength
1."KMH"24:50
2."KMH"25:50
Total length:50:10
CD track listing
No.TitleLength
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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Eddins, Stephen. "Allmusic review". Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Powell, Mike. "Pitchfork review". Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Lubomyr Melnyk: Biography". Retrieved 22 January 2015.

External links[]

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