Nikola Kodjabashia
Explosion Of A Memory (A Literary Canvas For Orchestra)
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An extended iterative, cycling, dissipating cloud of fragments, constantly shifting focus, which throws up detail, evolves, returns, settles and re-dissolves; it's a four-dimensional explosion in which stretches of baroque, folk themes and Byzantine liturgy exist contemporaneously alongside modern and (arguably) post-modern materials and techniques, all shaken loose out of the same experiential block, much as strata emerge as tectonic plates fold one time over another. Long, beautiful, tonal stretches eventually emerge, lighter than air, drifting and attenuating to reveal, dreamily, the old simplicities behind. Full use is made of the 70 strong Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra with subtle additional colouration from Kiril Dzajkovsi (live electronics), Nikola Kodjabashia himself (prepared piano) and Chris Cutler (extramural percussion). Immersive, timeless and unmistakably new, this music eschews existing schools to explore instead its own influences and contradictions. Great sound, massive footprint.
Format
An homage to the works of [a=James Joyce], [a=Heiner Müller] and [a=Valère Novarina].
Tracks 1, 3 - Original 2001 version.
Track 2 - Original 2008 version.
Track 4 - Original La Biennale di Venezia 2004 version.
Made in USA.
Jewelcase with clear tray.
12-page folded “poster” booklet.
Release notes
An homage to the works of [a=James Joyce], [a=Heiner Müller] and [a=Valère Novarina]. Tracks 1, 3 - Original 2001 version. Track 2 - Original 2008 version. Track 4 - Original La Biennale di Venezia 2004 version. Made in USA. Jewelcase with clear tray. 12-page folded “poster” booklet.
| 1 | Bildbeschreibung | 12:02 | |
| 2 | Explosion Of A Memory | 16:19 | |
| 3 | La Cama De Gaudi (A Borgesian Requiem) | 6:34 | |
| 4 | Secular Gothic (Neuromancer) | 12:48 |
- Jonathan Meyer
- Artwork
- Borjan Canev
- Conductor
- Kiril Džajkovski
- Electronics [Live] [Special Guests]
- Alen Hadži Stefanov
- Engineer [Recording, Assistant]
- Markus Ingram
- Engineer [Recording]
- Simona Hughes
- Executive-Producer
- Tim Schwartz
- Graphic Design
- Chris Cutler
- Percussion [Additional] [Special Guests], Executive-Producer
- The Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Performer
- Nikola Kodjabashia
- Piano [Prepared] [Special Guests], Composed By, Orchestrated By, Producer, Executive-Producer
- Psiche Hughes
- Translated By [French Language], Consultant [Literary Advisor]
