Name: Game Trails
Brand: Aukai

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ctak08lp

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Colour

black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-08-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

600525553724

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

ctak08cd

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600525553823

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Aukai

Genre GB

Modern Composition

Label GB

Aukai Music

Game Trails is Aukai's third full length studio album. 'The ronroco is the sound of the mountains - it has this freedom, this wide-open-chest feeling of just being who you are,' says Aukai of his beloved instrument - so adored that friends and family jokingly call it his baby. Also known as the charango, this small guitar is popular within the Andean communities of South America and Aukai is right in saying that the looping, fast plucking of its strings instantly remits the mind to a far, far place; one of folklore, discovery and freedom. Far from the Andes in a recording studio in the valleys of Colorado, the ronroco is also the main element of Aukai’s newest release, Game Trails, an album which at its very core embodies the spirit of wandering. Journeying is not new to Aukai. The German musician has had a long and far-reaching roam through earth that has taken him from the squatting scene in Berlin to remote villages in Central and South America. His music not only accompanied but also reflected his travels; the loud twang of his electric guitar as part of a German punk rock band would be substituted by more melodious tones when, years later, he adopted the ronroco. The further Aukai strayed from city-life into nature, the bigger the sense of peace that would permeate his compositions. The majesty of the natural world has played an essential role in Game Trails; the dramatic landscapes of Iceland, the forests of Sweden and the Yucatan jungle all served as inspiration for its tracks.

Game Trails

Music GB