Why? - AOKOHIO (Indie Exclusive/Amber Glass vinyl)

August 30 street date. Red vinyl edition, available exclusively to independent shops. Yoni Wolf has spent the last two decades traveling the remote sonic terrain where underground hip hop, avant-pop, and psych-rock meet. On "AOKOHIO", he condenses the essential elements of WHY? into a stunningly potent musical vision. Co-produced by Wolf and his brother Josiah, the record presents a rich palette of musical voices that emerge and disappear into a constantly shifting kaleidoscope of sound. "AOKOHIO" finds Yoni rethinking fundamental aspects of his approach to creating and delivering his music. The album is presented as six movements comprised of two to four songs each, with some segments appearing as brief fragments that dissolve within seconds. "AOKOHIO" feels like a consequential addition to the WHY? catalog, possibly even an artistic turning point.