a r t i s t : Libellula
t i t l e : 2
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Majmua
c a t : mm 12
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Ambient/Drone
r l s. d a t e : Apr/2009
t r a c k s : 01
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 84,7 MB
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Individually, some of the members of Libellula have been
active in the world of electro-environmental music for over 15
years. Collectively, the Libellula collaboration is a
fascinating document which immerses the listener into an
welcoming mΘlange of sound.
HOW IT CAME TO PASS:
The dragonflies of the night ended up once in a little shack
on an Etruscan hill top - where did they come from - could it
have been Japan, or some place in southern Utah, maybe they
were gnomes lost south from their home an edge of an alpine
lake, or perhaps they just appeared from nowhere. It isn't
certain and probably doesn't matter.
This album entitled (2) was just what happened when the master
was out of the workshop and the mice came out to play...
now what exactly is it?
Four years ago Sebastian Clinger, Hitoshi Kojo and Michael
Northam did this single take 66min improvisation in the studio
of Johannes Dimpflmeier. Libellula was what they called this
spontaneous gathering in 2004. Numbers (1) & (3) exist as well
- but that is best left kept for another day.
"Features primitive electronic trance-works that combine
surrendered voids of almost-tone with tiny sounds, bowed
objects, organic drones and a use of distant, partially
obscured melodies that is extremely evocative. Kodama manage
to reconcile physically transcendent drone work with a tactile
earth ritual feel in a way that feels extremely psychedelic
and more like a group playing live than some dull-minded loop
station and backing tapes schtick. If you dig The Skaters and
are especially attuned to communal improvisatory attempts at
group levitation then this is surely your ticket.."
- David Keenan, Volcanic Tongue (from a review for Kodama, a
duo of Michael Northam & Hitoshi Kojo whose release is on the
ever fine Olde English Spelling Bee.)
www.majmua.museumfire.com
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01-Untitled [66:55]
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66:55 min