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| Various Artists - Nothing Works As Planned |
Interval Recordings IL02 |
This double CD presents diverse approaches to the phrase ‘nothing works as planned' by nine composers and sound artists. Each and every one of them captures a singular moment which was compiled together to create an esthetic sonic statement of reason and beauty.
‘Nothing works as planned' is comprised of live recordings of concerts in Tel Aviv and New York. The double CD is a documentation of a series, entitled “Nothing Works as planned”, which held at the above mentioned cities and was premiered at the Tel Aviv Biennale of New Music hosted by the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The premier took place in a large suite of galleries that was between exhibitions and therefore void of art work. The high ceilings, long reverberation and departure from conventional concert seating made for a cathedral-like setting and proved to be an ideal site for the concert of works featuring electronics, small ensembles and large video projections. The series continued with a concert at the Issue Project Room in Brooklyn, New York. IPR is located in a circular tower that was once a silo situated on the Gowanus Canal . Again, the unconventional setting and the unique acoustical space made an ideal venue for the performance of experimental music.
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| Mem1 - Alexipharmaca |
Interval Recordings IL01 |
Alexipharmaca, Mem1’s second full-length album, is a collection of
improvised works that capture the allure of the forbidden and dangerous, and the modern fascination with things ancient and shrouded in mystery.
The album’s title is taken from a set of poems written by Nicander of
Colophon, a Greek pharmacologist (fl. 197-130 B.C.E.), whose text
deals with plant and animal poisons and their antidotes.
Mem1’s music intoxicates with its rich textures and lavish soundscapes, but — like a beautiful yet deadly flower — something ominous inevitably lurks beneath the surface. While toxic substances can bring elation and seemingly endless bliss, they can be lethal in large doses. Alexipharmaca provides the opportunity to experience this sublime demise through the saturation of aural splendor.
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| Amnon Wolman - Sustains |
Interval Recordings IL00 |
'Sustains' is an hypnotic journey to Mr. Wolman's musical personality, a journey into sound and silence, thoughts and feelings, mixed together in a unique way… and the journey sustains, fades in and out of a dream like state where the music is no longer only define notes and sound structures – it is a whole living form.
'Sustains' contains sound pieces, samples and original sound synthesis structures which has a strong sense of orchestral and classical music being digitally processed, experimental drones in form of dark matter, sound of the inner life of machines, instruments, and humans, creating gentle fragments of existence to produce a coherent creation of fine art.
Music at its most pure moments as a form of art where there's no need for images or expressive symbols to generate a process… yet the music, on top of being a musical inspiration per se, creates musical moments as cinematic as an avant-garde film.
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