Andrea Belfi - Eternally Frozen '2023

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Eternally Frozen consists of a series of canon based compositions for brass
ensemble, percussion and synthesizer by Andrea Belfi. "The canon is an ancient
compositional technique in which an initial melody is imitated at a specified
time interval by one or more parts, creating illusionary never-ending musical
journeys. The work is inspired by the evocative image of the Deprong Mori, a
mythological bat with the alleged ability to fly through solid matter by bending
atoms by its natural skill of audio echolocation. The myth suggests that one of
these bats had been “eternally frozen” in a wall of solid lead in
1952 by the researcher of the Rockefeller University, Donald R. Griffith. This
story is exhibited in a display at the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los
Angeles, an institution renowned for both speculative, fantastical reinforcement
of mythology and playful and beguiling distortions of mysterious could-be
truths. Both the canon and the “frozen” Deprong Mori are man-made
illusory simulations of eternity. Their attempt is to create mirages, where the
insinuation of facts is more meaningful than the reality. After many years of
sonic explorations with percussion, drums, and electronics, Belfi is here
projecting himself as a composer through the direction of an astonishing brass
ensemble in the realization of these canonic works. There are evident echoes of
the works of Arthur Russell, Miles Davis, Moondog, William Basinski, and the
Italian soundtrack tradition of Ennio Morricone and Egisto Macchi."


Tracklist:
1.01 - Andrea Belfi - Pastorale (7:07)
1.02 - Andrea Belfi - Setteottavi (8:30)
1.03 - Andrea Belfi - Exotica (7:40)
1.04 - Andrea Belfi - Pulsing (6:36)
1.05 - Andrea Belfi - Golden (6:34)

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