Numün is a trio of New York City soundscape designers who combine a wide range of music and visual influences to create hypnotic aural and visual experiences. The band members include “ambient country” pioneer Bob Holmes (from SUSS) as well as new music composer and artist, Joel Mellin, and percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Romero (both from Gamelan Dharma Swara). Their influences range from sonic artists like Brian Eno and Morton Subotnick, to the environmental visual artists Olafur Eliason and Elias Romero, to Balinese composer I Nyoman Windha and shadow puppet master I Wayan Wija. As individual artists, their work has been seen and heard at MOMA, The Met, Basilica Hudson, The Bali Arts Festival, NPR, New Sounds, Echoes, and has been featured in Mojo, Wire, Pitchfork and Aquarium Drunkard.
Numün’s first album, “voyage au soleil”, will be released on Musique Impossible in Fall 2020. The original sessions came out of a project to commemorate the 50th anniversary of man’s first landing on the moon. The initial track, “Tranquility Base” was featured on... more
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released September 4, 2020
Bob Holmes bass, guitar, harpsichord, synths, violin static
Since forming an ambient country band ( Aux Meadows ) I’ve been exploring the genre on Bandcamp and finding many fantastic like minded bands. SUSS is a major favorite! I keep coming back to this album. Excellent job, guys!! Joe Imwalle
The hushed songs on “Céus” summon, “a sacred place to which we confide our fears, desires, and search for answers.” Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 22, 2022