a r t i s t : Harps of Fuchsia Kalmia
t i t l e : Burning With Your Old Joy In The Terminal Sun
d a t e : 2009
l a b e l : Ikuisuus
g e n r e : Avantgarde/Acoustic
r l s. d a t e : Oct/2009
t r a c k s : 05
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 55,3 MB
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"Harps of Fuchsia Kalmia is the first personal work after my
long phase in post-digital & texture music with (etre). I felt
it necessary to purify from my electroacoustic swim, trying to
bring the same approach as in (etre) into a totally acoustic
project worked with the body, voice and hands, without the
abstraction of software music & electricity. "Burning with
your old joy in the terminal sun" developed several years in
my mind. During that time I was engaged in programming works
and digital projects like (etre). Now, years after the idea
was born, I finally found the calm to dedicate myself to work
without machines & laptop, and these recordings took place.
All guitars for this work were recorded at 31st of December
2006. It was a magical night here in my home: While fireworks
exploded outside my window (I live near the Vesuvio, an active
volcano) I fell into a hypnotic dream where thoughts of death,
Christ, love, impossible love, and all my life were absorbed.
All guitars sounds for this work were completed that night.
However, I've been working for years with Indian & raga chords
aiming to find a solution to play guitar without re-working
and re-exploring all those infinite possibilities of my
spiritual teacher, Robbie Basho. All the other instruments
were recorded during the year, day by day, and they represent
the intention to bring different influences into my work, in
particular the opera of Luciano Cilio. "Burning with your old
joy in the terminal sun" is a work dedicated to cyclic nature
and to death; it's an esoteric and psychic excursion to the
states of mind of Maya Deren, Carole Schneemann, George
Bataille and Derek Jarman. Each song is devoted to the certain
approach of form: it's a visual work based on every fragment,
memory and breath.
I tried to catch the spirit to play between free improvisation
and the accuracy of composed parts without making any
compromises. Recordings were made with the thought of
refractions of sounds from walls and rooms, positioning
microphones in the corners of opposing walls and trying to
monitore the vibrations of the walls with the chord of the
instruments. "Burning with your old joy in the terminal sun"
is recorded simultaneously while I worked with Wondrous Horse,
the other project of mine with Vanessa Rossetto. It's the work
I'd like to be remembered: it reflects in a perfect way my
idea of breaks & catharsis. It's my personal homage to Finnish
music I adore."
- Salvatore Borrelli
Salvatore Borrelli is HARPS OF FUCHSIA KALMIA. He plays:
Acoustic guitar, Celtic Drone Harp, Dulcimer, Esraj, Irish
bouzouki, Shruti & Squeeze boxes, Harmonica, Tablas, Cymbals,
Voice and Choirs. Recorded at Riz(h)ome Studio. Played, mixed
and mastered between March & December 2007 (except all guitars
recorded during the night of 31st December 2006). Sax on the
first track by Valerio Cosi.
http://www.ikuisuus.net/
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01-After an year the sorrow came to me (for Maya Deren) [08:46]
02-Frammenti di una sconfitta sulla strada di casa [06:40]
(in memory of Luciano Cilio)
03-The Second circle in the third body [08:10]
(Carole Schneemann)
04-About babtism, miracles and other strange phenomenons [10:34]
of Christ in our times (for George Bataille)
05-Finally peacefulness touched me and I was happy to [12:49]
feel myself without regret (for Derek Jarman)
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46:59 min