a r t i s t : Ariel Kalma
t i t l e : Osmose
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Beta-Lactam Ring (blur01)
g e n r e : Ambient
r l s. d a t e : Apr/2006
t r a c k s : 09
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 87,9 MB
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Packaged in a 5 color heavy duty miniature gatefold sleeve
replicating the original LP sleeve. Ariel Kalma's magical and
weird Osmose originally released in 1978 masterfully matches
Richard Tinti's rainforest field recordings with Ariel's left
field minimalist compositional ideas. Rather than simply
relying on the rainforest sounds providing a pleasant backdrop
to the drones, the drones interplay with the pitches of the
natural sounds to create melancholic, Popol Vuh like
grandeurs. The natural chirps and creaks blend with the music
to become similar to ambient loops themselves; such that their
very tonal nature shifts from being recognizable jungle
sounds, frequently phasing into blurred rhythmic elements
under the electronic parts. Ariel's musical minimalism avoids
being serialist or academic, despite being part of the INA GRM
studios for many years. So, neither is it concrete like
Parmeggiani or Risset, nor is it classical like Philip Glass
or Michael Nyman. If anything, Ariel's music is deeply cosmic,
sometimes even a bit psych, ala the great Krauts of yore: old
Tangerine Dream, Sand, Cluster etc. His cathedral like tones
and running counterpoints actually give the rainforest noise a
sinister edge. The music absolutely subverts the traditional
idea of the rainforest as that of a happy hunting ground for
cause riddled yuppies with Benzes full of Kruggerrands. Osmose
reminds that not only is the rainforest a place of awe
inspiring beauty, but it is also something very dense and
alien. It is a place of removal; it is a place of isolation;
it is a kind of inner space; it is an extraordinary and
surreal church of sorts; and it is deadly. The album has a
progression that's almost a story in toto, where the next rise
is finally crossed revealing the huge, seemingly impenetrable
expanse of lush greens. The expanse is then explored with wide
eyed wonder until the guide dies and the companions start
succumbing to fever, ague, snakes and unseen primitives at
home in the shadows. Appended by 3 previously unreleased
tracks from the same sessions, this reissue finally allows the
rainforest to live up to its natural state of untamed jungle.
http://www.blrrecords.com/prod/729/osmose.html
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01-Saxo Planetariel [06:09]
02-Message 18.10.77 [09:17]
03-Planet-Air [05:53]
04-Forest' Ballad [04:18]
05-Manege [09:52]
06-Gongmo [05:47]
07-Osmose Chant [05:21]
08-Saxo Forest [03:28]
09-Orguitar Soir [09:08]
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59:13 min