"I THIRST" VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcWEKKF5GCM

Hear me when I call. The darkness hides not from me. Give ear unto my voice. Set watch before my mouth. Rivers of water run down my face. I am cast down! I am no more. I fade into this dust, and I shall be no more.


ARIADNE DEBUT ALBUM 'TSALAL'

PURCHASE PHYSICAL:
http://www.aurisapothecary.org/shop/ariadne-tsalal

PURCHASE DIGITAL: 
http://www.ariadne-music.bandcamp.com/album/tsalal

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artist: ARIADNE
album title: Tsalal
release date: Monday, August 24th, 2015
label: Auris Apothecary AAX-124
format: 4GB microSD card / digital download
edition size: 100 copies (1st pressing)
duration: 58:44

Tsalal, which is Hebrew for the concept “to grow or become dark,” is the title of the brand new 6 track album (and first physical release ever) from ARIADNE. It is a full-frequency, multi-sensory audio/visual experience totaling almost an hour of subsonic tones, glitched out rhythms, synthesized melodies, and extravagant choral passages with hints of Gregorian chants & hymnal somberness. Contained on an absolutely tiny 4GB microSD card housed inside an equally miniscule clear plastic case, Tsalal is tangibly minimal yet digitally immersive, featuring the complete audio compositions as ultra high quality lossless WAV files, as well as matching HD videos of synchronized digital environment renders created by ARIADNE as visual stimuli to further enhance the intricate nature of Tsalal‘s brooding aesthetic. 

– 4GB black microSD cards inside miniature plastic case 
– 3 panels of art printed on white + clear + reflective paper 

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All audio and visuals by ARIADNE. 
www.AriadneSound.com 

i. I Thirst

DIGITAL – audio stream & download
https://ariadne-music.bandcamp.com/album/stabat-mater

WebGL – interactive audio/visual experience
https://www.ariadnedigital.net/releases/stabat-mater/webgl

CASSETTE – physical audio relic
https://www.aurisapothecary.org/shop/ariadne-stabat-mater/

ABOUT STABAT MATER:
Stabat Mater is a 20 movement cycle of audio/visual ecstatic visions from experimental sacred audio/visual duo ARIADNE. The cycle is being released as a purely musical work on cassette tape and as an interactive audio/visual web based experience. Stabat Mater is heavily inspired by the visions of female Christian mystics Hildegard von Bingen and Teresa of Avila. The lyrics for Stabat Mater include adaptations of writings from these mystics fused together with text taken from surrealist poet Aase Berg’s With Deer and Dark Matter (both translated by Johannes Göransson and published by Black Ocean).

DIGITAL / WebGL:
The audio/visual version of the album is implemented as a web based 3D interactive experience, wherein each of the 20 visions are depicted as an integrated audio/visual experience. The visuals are generative and use real-time audio analysis, physics simulation and user input to determine the animation so that each experience is unique.

PHYSICAL CASSETTE:
In contrast to the interactive digital sanctuary, the cassette version serves as a physical relic for these visions and represents another path to experiencing the audio material. The dualistic nature of ARIADNE is fully realized by the balancing of digital creation with analog reproduction, professionally duplicated onto hi-fi Chrome+ tape stock. The format was also chosen for its encouragement of uninterrupted listening sessions, with movements transitioning seamlessly into one another and purposefully shedding the burden of listener interaction. The physical version is being released in “light” and “dark” editions with inverted cover art, case and cassette colors for each, with both featuring multi-panel artwork and full lyrical transcripts.

BIOGRAPHY:
ARIADNE is an experimental sacred music and new media art duo whose work explores the intersection of mysticism, dream analysis and the failure of digital systems through a synthesis of music performance, digital and interactive art, poetry and dramatic experience. Much of ARIADNE’s output consists of interactive audio/visual performances which employ custom built hardware and software, real-time 3D animation, and machine learning to create immersive and captivating experiences. ARIADNE’s body of work includes feature-length audio/visual albums, web-based virtual reality, and a/v installations.

Stabat Mater

20. streams of mercy

18. feeble heart

15. grief divine

12. nailed to my body

08. on your knees

06. fragile veils

04. she beneath

03. nourishment

02. mother weeping

01. wounds renew

ARIADNE is an A/V experimental sacred music duo comprised of Christine Papania and Benjamin Forest. With a focus on interspersing the ritualism of ancient spirituality and the secular iconography of the postmodern, ARIADNE flawlessly bridge the two worlds through their intricate musical compositions, striking digital visuals, and captivating live performances.

For booking & other inquiries:
ariadne.sound@gmail.com

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