trolltunga (feat. Stanislav Kotovski)

Почему Петербург такой особенный и как он изменился, когда стал Ленинградом? Почему в названии выставки Ленинград — непарадный? И что его таким сделало — взгляд художника или история XX века? Как в эпоху торжества соцреализма был возможен лирический пейзаж почти без людей и без идеологии? Его авторы — это потерянное поколение или поколение звезд? Что такое эмоциональный реализм? И как француз Альбер Марке, друг Матисса, повлиял на ленинградских художников? Обсуждаем все это в связи с выставкой в Музее истории Санкт-Петербурга.

Свои вопросы присылайте на адрес arzamas@arzamas.academy с темой «вопрос в подкаст „Зачем я это увидел?“».

В чем секрет Петербурга? Пейзаж 1930–40-х на выставке «Непарадный Ленинград»

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Power Is The Pharmacy MP3

Ky • "Dragons"

composer Linda Leimane
premiered by Sinfonietta Rīga
conductor Normunds Šnē
at the Great Guild Hall
08.11.2014
Latvian Radio Klasika recording

Richard Cameron-Wolfe about "Guesstimations":

During my first listening to Linda Leimane's Chamber Symphony, I attempted to experience it (typically) as a linear event, progressing toward a climactic moment and conclusion. But I soon realized that this music was an entity, a kind of sonic object. My experience during the second listening was circular, comparable to a person slowly walking around a multi-textured sculpture. As with the perception of music unfolding over a period of time, I also could not "see" this entire sound-object at any moment. On third listening, I realized that I had not travelled full-circle around this sound-object, for I did not arrive where I had started. I realized that I was on an ever-mutating spiral.


Guesstimations

Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology

Gravity's Angel (Remastered)

Moonlit Planetarium

Snippets

Exquisita selección musical mensual, que busca transmitir la atmósfera más bien intimista y “espiritual” de esa abyección o nacimiento que implica el despertar...

Narita Made - Tujiko Noriko - From Tokio to Niagara

PLAYED BY:
GREGOR SCHWELLENBACH (PIANO)
LUKAS VOGEL (DELAYS)

TERRY RILEY - KEYBOARD STUDY #1 - FILM

Sita Ostheimer's Album

toxic II

from 'Lieder Für Geometrische Stunden' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den338
available on all formats from http://denovali.com/sanktotten

"There is harmony, geometry, metaphysics everywhere and, in a way, morale as well" Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Everyone knows these moments, hours or days, where one is feeling cornered, it is like running in circles or one is just trying to see something from a different angle. The new album by Sankt Otten - "Lieder für geometrische Stunden" ("Songs for geometrical hours") - offers tracks for these kind of scenes. It's the soundtrack of the ups and downs of life and everyone's entirely personal geometrical hours.

A very gentle and meditativ sequence introduces us to this new creation. Is it a synthesizer or a guitar? Whatever! A floating pad passes and returns, layers and shapes are rising. At the end the interaction of man and technology merges into perfect harmony. We are heading monumentally towards a futuristic world, which is frigid and surreal with a monotonous, sometimes gloomy and dark mood. Also beautiful. "Du hast dem Schicksal die Show gestohlen" ("You upstaged fate") by contrast comes along with a minimalistic attitude. To some extent, sounding like rock music without being rock music. It’s the perfect intersection of Minimoog sequences, acoustic drum sounds, ebow guitars and synthetic strings. Conny Plank would approve. "Wer trifft schon immer den Ton" ("Who always hits the mark"): A rhythm of nested patterns, a subtle arrangement, gentle choirs, pauses, compaction and thinning. Is this already jazz? Greetings from the echo chamber. The machines are trying hard. They deform the beat into geometrical forms, the bass jumps in circles, covering the tracks with ghostly choirs, creating an illusive, cuddly dreamworld. By the way, it’s a long time ago, that rototoms have been heard in electronic music. Great! "Dann doch lieber weisse Wände" ("I'd rather have white walls"), the secret hit on the album? "Die Blumen darfst Du behalten" ("You can keep the flowers"): The pause is breathing, constantly wrapped in the elapsing tone of the night. A guitar in a slow-motion dialog with a synthesizer. Finally both burned up within the interstellar space. That shoud be a title for the next Blade Runner movie.

This exactly 45 minute-long album fits on a C90 cassette side and thus closes properly with warm, analog 80’s electronica. Man and machine are going hand in hand, infused by a hypnotic, motor function 808 beat, encouraging everyone to head-nodding by being almost danceable. Again, the central theme of this release is definitely the minimal, repetitiv drum play of Stephan Otten, whereas Oliver Klemm’s ebow guitar drones hovers the tracks through this album. Sankt Otten do not disappoint. Founded in 1999, the duo from Osnabrück releases since 2009 on Denovali. With their 11th release, they give us a gem of timeless instrumental music. The holy trinity of krautrock, ambient and contemporary electronica, but always sophisticated and unique Sankt Otten. The mastering of the album was made by New York-based Rafael Anton Irisarri. Also the cover layout shows their great taste once again. This outstanding punch artwork was created by graphic designer Daniel Castrejón. The vinyl version comes with a die-cut cover (limited edition of red vinyl). The CD with an elegant cardboard cover with inner sleeve.

Guesstimations

Linda Leimane

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