Alternatywna Polska 04_2021

Recorded by Michał Zygmunt at various locations across Odra river in winter 2021
Mic: MKH 8040 stereo XY, SD MixPre

Sun Salute

better sound quality -> https://desper.bandcamp.com/track/brb

"She walks in beauty" - it was a favourite poem of Jacqueline Kennedy. Written by Lord Byron in 1814, one can argue, represents an idea of a woman beaming with confidence. My setting originally was a little more elaborated, and was a part of opera "Requiem for an icon".  Big thanks to Nederlands Kamerkoor Nederlands Kamerkoor for such a fantastic job. Due to corona regulations, no close mics could be placed, so enjoy lots of room (with a compromise on diction).

She Walks In Beauty

part 1: nu vse, mne pizda
part 2: tawagoto no gēmu
part 3: nique ta étude

1983 - trilogy for three voices

It's highly possible that no amount of signal amplification will help the research and that fuses will be burnt in the process. Instead, let's achieve a breakthrough elsewhere. Though there's no “inward journey” to do, no ritual to perform here. The mind might be fucked, hands – tied, place – still the same. Yet, the person is lucid. At times, technology is not about reaching out to a higher plane but about sharpening the point from which the signal is emitted. Then the person might actually realize that they're made of the following: gum, ooze and one rough stitch. Now, the person picks up a bassline and uses it fluctuation to remind oneself that they, too, can assume a new shape. How is the shape assumed then? Not so quickly. But for good!

Mazewski - Breakthrough Listen

Mazewski