Aquaserge - The Possibility Of A New Work For Aquaserge (Made To Measure Vol. 46 '2021

Tracks list

Tracklist:
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[4:29] 1. Aquaserge - Un Grand Sommeil Noir
[7:05] 2. Aquaserge - 1768°C (A Edgar Varèse)
[6:30] 3. Aquaserge - Hommage AÌ€ Giacinto Scelsi
[1:17] 4. Aquaserge - Only
[5:12] 5. Aquaserge - Comme Des CarréS De Feldman
[1:37] 6. Aquaserge - Only (Version 2)
[10:03] 7. Aquaserge - Nuit Terrestre (À GyöRgy Ligeti)
[2:39] 8. Aquaserge - Nuit AltéRéE (À GyöRgy Ligeti)


ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
Total length: 00:38:44
Main artist: Aquaserge
Composer: Various Composers
Label: Crammed Discs
Genre: Alternative & Indie
Hi-Res 24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo
2021 Crammed Discs|Aquaserg



ALBUM DESCRIPTION
The Possibility of a New Work for Aquaserge is the French avant-prog band's
contribution to Crammed's long-running composer series Made to Measure, which
has typically focused on music that could be used for other forms of media,
including film, television, advertising, and performances. Earlier entries in
the series included John Lurie's soundtracks for Jim Jarmusch's breakthrough
films, as well as Yasuaki Shimizu's Music for Commercials and albums by Hector
Zazou, Fred Frith, Harold Budd, and many others. On this album, Aquaserge pay
tribute to Giacinto Scelsi, György Ligeti, Edgard Varèse, and Morton
Feldman, through a mixture of original homages and interpretations of the 20th
century composers' pieces. The results are distinctly Aquasergian, with some of
the pieces radically altered to match the band's sensibilities, while others are
more reverential to the original compositions. Varèse's "Un grand sommeil
noir" is transformed from a solemn, operatic piece into more of a fractured
chanson, segueing from a cool yet fractured rhythm to more weightless sections,
joined together by the dual lead vocals of Audrey Ginestet and Julien Gasc.
"1768°C," an original piece dedicated to Varèse, is more exciting,
particularly the mesmerizing section near the middle for electric guitar,
woodwinds, and bass, as well as the main rhythm that the group constantly
returns to. The band's homages to Scelsi and Ligeti are extended drones, the
Scelsi piece is tense and at times shrill, while "Nuit terrestre (à Gyorgy
Ligeti)" is soft and glacial, fusing the entire ensemble into what sounds like a
single instrument. By contrast, the much shorter "Nuit altérée (à
Gyorgy Ligeti)" sets the tense horns and bells to an almost New Orleans-style
drum rhythm. The Feldman pieces include two versions of "Only," a solo voice
composition based on a Rainer Maria Wilke poem, as well as the freewheeling
original "Comme des carrés de Feldman," a gleefully twisted noise rock
improvisation based on a graphic score. Throughout the album, Aquaserge
demonstrate how the pioneering techniques and ideas of the visionary composers
can be adapted into contemporary avant-rock settings, and how they've influences
the band's own approaches.




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