Taiga Ultan- Shade Zero (PREORDER) (Vinyl)
Shade Zero is the debut full-length by flutist and composer Taiga Ultan,articulating a distinctive compositional voice through an examination of theparadox between freedom and rules in contemporary music. Rather thantreating freedom as the absence of structure, Ultan approached composition byconstructing rigorous, self-imposed systems and then intentionally misusingand dismantling them. The album reflects the idea that rules persist even whendenied, shaping sound through habit and assumption, and seeks to disruptthose patterns by working directly against them.Unfolding across three related movements, the album traces a gradual shift fromvirtuosic, tonal flute playing grounded in classical technique, through extendedflute techniques and expanded sonic vocabulary, to works incorporating poetryand personal reflection. Recorded, mixed, and produced by Randall Dunn, ShadeZero introduces Ultan as a compelling new artist, documenting a reorientationaway from institutional frameworks toward an inward, self-determined musicalpractice developed in rural Maine.
Tracklist:
- Adagio
- Allegro Moderato
- Largo
- Andante
- Act I
- Act I I
- Hiding
- Neighbors
- God
- Memorial Day
UPC > 850077743184
Format > New Vinyl
Label > Kou Records
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Taiga Ultan- Shade Zero (PREORDER) (Vinyl)
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Release Date: 06.26.2026
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Shade Zero is the debut full-length by flutist and composer Taiga Ultan,articulating a distinctive compositional voice through an examination of theparadox between freedom and rules in contemporary music. Rather thantreating freedom as the absence of structure, Ultan approached composition byconstructing rigorous, self-imposed systems and then intentionally misusingand dismantling them. The album reflects the idea that rules persist even whendenied, shaping sound through habit and assumption, and seeks to disruptthose patterns by working directly against them.Unfolding across three related movements, the album traces a gradual shift fromvirtuosic, tonal flute playing grounded in classical technique, through extendedflute techniques and expanded sonic vocabulary, to works incorporating poetryand personal reflection. Recorded, mixed, and produced by Randall Dunn, ShadeZero introduces Ultan as a compelling new artist, documenting a reorientationaway from institutional frameworks toward an inward, self-determined musicalpractice developed in rural Maine.
Tracklist:
- Adagio
- Allegro Moderato
- Largo
- Andante
- Act I
- Act I I
- Hiding
- Neighbors
- God
- Memorial Day
UPC > 850077743184
Format > New Vinyl
Label > Kou Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.