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release:
artist....: Darja Kazimira and Zura Makharadze
album.....: Minotaur - Ananke
type......: album
source....: WEB/MP3
tracks....: 11
label.....: Cyclic Law
store date: 2025-06-07
catalogue#: 268th Cycle
encoder...: LAME3.99r
quality...: 320 kbps / 44100Hz / Joint stereo
URL.......: https://open.qobuz.com/album/uqrqd0twzafub
genre.....: Ambient
genres....:
- latvia
- ritual ambient
- dark ambient
- Avant-Garde
- experimental
similar...:
- Vasilisk
- Beckahesten
- Die Sonne Satan
- O SAALA SAKRAAL
- Shibalba
artist links :
bandcamp: https://darjakazimira.bandcamp.com/
discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/7277128
free streaming: https://www.deezer.com/artist/62448942
social network: https://www.facebook.com/darjakazimira
soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/darja-kazimira
streaming: https://tidal.com/artist/15387445
label links :
bandcamp: https://cycliclaw.bandcamp.com/
discogs: https://www.discogs.com/label/18743
last.fm: https://www.last.fm/label/Cyclic+Law
myspace: https://myspace.com/cycliclaw
official site: http://www.cycliclaw.com/
other databases: https://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Cyclic_Law/7152
social network: https://www.facebook.com/cycliclaw
soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cycliclaw
wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57776739
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cycliclaw
release links:
free streaming: https://cycliclaw.bandcamp.com/album/minotaur-ananke
purchase for download: https://cycliclaw.bandcamp.com/album/minotaur-ananke
tracklist.:
- [ 01. Prologue 03:30.49 ]
- [ 02. The sanctuary of my heart is authentic and this is your fear05:39.96 ]
- [ 03. The desire to die blooms in me like a daily spring and it's ...08:20.31 ]
- [ 04. Another man with a sword, don't try to be stronger than my D...06:18.05 ]
- [ 05. I have devoured the heads of your daughters and sons - I hav...08:38.66 ]
- [ 06. Every wall of my labyrinth is a door to your house 10:05.33 ]
- [ 07. Your love makes me laugh, sister 06:46.50 ]
- [ 08. My body is woven of stars, and yours is made of meat 07:15.49 ]
- [ 09. Deimos, give me your hand, I can't keep up with you 07:16.51 ]
- [ 10. Sometimes Chaos here sings with the voices of destiny-tellin...08:37.51 ]
- [ 11. Hail, Theseus, and his wedding on black sails 06:55.86 ]
comment...: |
Darja Kazimira Unveils “Minotaur - Ananke”: A Sonic Journey Into Myth and Fate
Acclaimed artist Darja Kazimira in collaboration with Zura Makharadze presents
her latest work, Minotaur - Ananke, a mesmerizing cycle of vocal-instrumental
improvisations dedicated to the final days of the Minotaur’s life. This
evocative release seeks to unearth the deeper essence of his existence and
ultimate purpose, offering a bold reinterpretation of an ancient myth. Far
beyond the conventional retelling of the Minotaur as a mere monster slain by
Theseus, Minotaur - Ananke reconstructs his narrative as one of profound
ritualistic significance. Grandson of Helios, stepson of Minos—who judges the
dead in the underworld—and brother to Ariadne, priestess of Dionysus, the
Minotaur emerges as a Chthonic deity intertwined with the cosmic cycles of
death and rebirth. His origins lie in the sacred yet grotesque union of Queen
Pasiphae of Colchian descent and a sacrificial bull, a union steeped in mythic
destiny. Drawing from the philosophical insights of Aleksei Losev, Kazimira
explores how the Minotaur’s legend, stripped of its original meaning, became a
mere grotesque fable in popular... more credits released March 21, 2025 Darja
Kazimira: vocals, bass rebec, bass drum, tom, metal and wood percussions, reed
aulos, hulusi, double bass giga, napkins, baglama, cithara, clarinet, dvojnice,
botalo, bone whistle, sasando, zurna, shaitan machine, chuniri, rebab, tuba,
thunder drum, violin, kemenche, bendir, zurna, sona, davul, kangling, trumpet,
gongs, tambourine, chair, santour, bones, erhu. Zura Makharadze: voice,
shaitan machine, changi, salamuri, double bass giga, metal and wood
percussions, napkins, toy flute, bass drum, darbuka, davul, botalo, tom,
didjeridoo, reed whistle, bay leaves, bones, stones, grid, korean gong,
kkwaenggwari, metal pipe, ride cymbal, tambourine, sogo, bendir, thunder drum.
Keren Batok: vocals and lyrics in "Prologue" and "Hail, Theseus, and his
wedding on black sails".* Keren Batok is an experimental musician and vocalist,
poet, artist, activist. Born in Sukhumi, Zugdidi based. Co-founder of
ISOTROPíA, Leshi and Psi. Visual Art by Darja-Kazimira Zimina Recorded in
Tbilisi, 2023 - 2024
biography.: |
Darja Kazimira is a Latvian avant-garde vocalist, improviser, composer,
multi-instrumentalist, artist, and creator of the project of the same
name. The main point of Darja Kazimira project creative search is the
ritual (mainly burial, funeral traditions; cults of the ground, sacred
violence), and the comprehension of its space and properties. A special
place in the concept of the project is occupied by the study of the
construction of sacred and hierophonic space <a
href="https://www.last.fm/music/Darja+Kazimira">Read more on Last.fm</a>