Improvisation Nr. 1

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Improvisation Nr. 8

Improvisation Nr. 9

Part 1 of Glasswork - A series of improvisations for water, four hands, eight glasses and one table. Recorded with Zoom H2N in 4 channel stereo, cut and amplified, no effects, no further processing.
https://soundcloud.com/snow_omen/sets/glasswork

Glasswork Nr. 1

Part 2 of Glasswork - A series of improvisations for water, four hands, eight glasses and one table. Recorded with Zoom H2N in 4 channel stereo, cut and amplified, no effects, no further processing.
https://soundcloud.com/snow_omen/sets/glasswork

Glasswork Nr. 2

Part 3 of Glasswork - A series of improvisations for water, four hands, eight glasses and one table. Recorded with Zoom H2N in 4 channel stereo, cut and amplified, no effects, no further processing.
https://soundcloud.com/snow_omen/sets/glasswork

Glasswork Nr. 3

Part 4 of Glasswork - A series of improvisations for water, four hands, eight glasses and one table. Recorded with Zoom H2N in 4 channel stereo, cut and amplified, no effects, no further processing.
https://soundcloud.com/snow_omen/sets/glasswork

Glasswork Nr. 4

Part 5 of Glasswork - A series of improvisations for water, four hands, eight glasses and one table. Recorded with Zoom H2N in 4 channel stereo, cut and amplified, no effects, no further processing.
https://soundcloud.com/snow_omen/sets/glasswork

Glasswork Nr. 5

Improvisation on a poem by Elizabeth Bishop for voice and electric guitar (recording of a live performance). Arrangement, added sounds (musicbox, noise, percussion), mix: https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark. All sounds Snow*Omen & Velvet Something Superdark. Image: Winsor McCay, Little Nemo in Slumberland (detail), photo: VSS.

Lyrics: Elizabeth Bishop: Songs for a Colored Singer, Part III (1946)

Lullaby.
Adult and child
sink to their rest.
At sea the big ship sinks and dies,
lead in its breast.

Lullaby.
Let nations rage,
let nations fall.
The shadow of the crib makes an enormous cage
upon the wall.

Lullaby.
Sleep on and on,
war's over soon.
Drop the silly, harmless toy,
pick up the moon.

Lullaby.
If they should say
you have no sense,
don't you mind them; it won't make
much difference.

Lullaby.
Adult and child
sink to their rest.
At sea the big ship sinks and dies,
lead in its breast.

Lullaby (Snow*Omen & Velvet Something Superdark)

Recording of a live vocal performance at Alpha Nova Kulturwerkstatt & Galerie Futura, Berlin. Edited and shortened version of the original 30-minute performance, no extensive digital post-production, not mastered. Voice: Y.A. & VSS (https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark)
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M-O-A-N \’mōn \
by Snow*Omen

 MOAN  (Noun) 
1. A long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure. 
1.1. A sound resembling a human moan. 
2. Informal: A complaint which is perceived as trivial and not taken seriously by others.

MOAN (Verb,  no object)  
1. Make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure. 
1.1. Make a sound resembling a human moan. 
1.2. Literary: Lament. 
2. Informal [reporting verb]: Complain or grumble, typically about something trivial.

Origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘complaint or lamentation’): of unknown origin. [Oxford English Dictionary]
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 In M-O-A-N sound and meaning merge on the threshold between articulated and inarticulate voice, between existential drama and triviality, between human and nonhuman.
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Performance on 11 January 2019 at Alpha Nova Kulturwerkstatt & Galerie Futura, Berlin

M-O-A-N

Snow*Omen is a duo that creates spherical, experimental soundscapes in the interplay of electric guitars, objects, voice and randomness. Mostly instant compositions and improvised live recordings as well as recordings of live performances on stage. If you listen closely, you will sometimes hear one or more cats playing along.

1/2 of Snow*Omen is https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark

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