Artist : Konrad Kucz
Title : Vita Contemplativa - Litania
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2008
Date : 05/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 12
Label : Generator GEN CD 001
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 54:50 min
Size : 71,1 MB
Tracklist:
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01.litania - intro 06:16
02.litania 1 06:18
03.litania 2 09:42
04.litania 3 02:32
05.litania 4 02:09
06.litania 5 02:56
07.litania 6 02:05
08.litania 7 05:20
09.litania 8 02:34
10.litania 9 02:12
11.litania 10 07:10
12.litania - finale 05:36
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54:50 min
Mournful, enchanting chords seem to fill completely the dimly
lit room: majestic electronic contemplation is the mood
conjured up by Konrad Kucz already with the first sighs of his
fascinating, thoughtful, indeed intimate record.
Wonderful alternations of elevated, but not at all exaggerated
chords, arranged for electronic organ and choir, leave no doubt
that Kucz's work is an impressing, sequential Stabat Mater of
the XXI. century. If one would like to try to describe this
music, one would perhaps say: Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki meets
Wolfram Spyra's "Meditationen" - but it is a mere schematic
analogy. Nevertheless, the listener has to agree, that, as far
as the formal side is concerned, with "Vita Contemplativa
Litania" Kucz writes the next chapter to contemporary symphonic
music, whilst, as for the instruments used, he shows, in such
an original way one can arrange larger musical forms, whereby
nothing really new seems to have been said. The whole
composition makes a huge impression, it is awesome and moving -
and it also gives courage and hope. There is definitely enough
room for all emotions which we define as great or important. If
(and this is by Kucz indeed the case) the whole album is not
elevated in an exaggerated way, then, one might say, the artist
managed to achieve a very good effect.
Sequencer lovers will also not be disappointed - let us pay
special attention to the marvellous (unfortunately, not really
long) "Litania 8"...
Review from : http://www.groove.nl/cd/8/87764.html