Altri Suoni

[Messer Dino Compagni]

Appena terminato il nostro primo festival tra le montagne. Abbiamo avuto un gruppo indie canadese (hot garbage) che mi ha lasciato una lista di artisti indie canadesi. Lista che spazia dal low di, all'elettronica, al rock alternativo. Vi lascio i nomi: approfondite perché di qualcuno vale la pena.

Yoo Doo Right
Possum
Mimico
Mother Tongues
Lee Paradise
Peeling
Holy Fuck
Carl Diduk
Glo In
Population II

[toolipano]

Bella notizia Kali Malone. Mi sa che preordino pure stavolta!


Io da qualche giorno sto ascoltando sto tizio, che ha pubblicato un EP e una manciata di pezzi quest'anno:



Passate oltre al nome e al video in qualche modo inquietante. Spacca!

[toolipano]

Io alla fine non avevo pre-ordinato. Ho visto adesso che per fortuna ha appena rilasciato una seconda stampa, che inizieranno a spedire da marzo. Gli do un ascolto in streaming e se mi convince ordino il triplo cd

[AFX]

Ideologic Organ is pleased to present Kali Malone’s new album Does Spring Hide Its Joy as a triple LP set of two-hours duration, a three-hour triple CD and in all digital formats.

The album is now available for preorder direct from the artist and label on Bandcamp and at all record stores / mailorders worldwide via Secretly Distribution.

Does Spring Hide Its Joy is an immersive piece by composer Kali Malone featuring Stephen O’Malley on electric guitar, Lucy Railton on cello, and Malone herself on tuned sine wave oscillators. The music is a study in harmonics and non-linear composition with a heightened focus on just intonation and beating interference patterns. Malone’s experience with pipe organ tuning, harmonic theory, and long durational composition provide prominent points of departure for this work. Her nuanced minimalism unfolds an astonishing depth of focus and opens up contemplative spaces in the listener’s attention.

Does Spring Hide Its Joy follows Malone’s critically acclaimed records The Sacrificial Code [Ideal Recordings, 2019] & Living Torch [Portraits GRM, 2022]. Her collaborative approach expands from her previous work to closely include the musicians Stephen O’Malley & Lucy Railton in the creation and development of the piece. While the music is distinctly Malone’s sonic palette, she composed specifically for the unique styles and techniques of O’Malley & Railton, presenting a framework for subjective interpretation and non-hierarchical movement throughout the music.

Does Spring Hide Its Joy is a durational experience of variable length that follows slowly evolving harmony and timbre between cello, sine waves, and electric guitar. As a listener, the transition between these junctures can be difficult to pinpoint. There’s obscurity and unity in the instrumentation and identities of the players; the electric guitar's saturation timbre blends with the cello's rich periodicity, while shifting overtone feedback develops interference patterns against the precise sine waves. The gradual yet ever-occurring changes in harmony challenge the listener’s perception of stasis and movement. The moment you grasp the music, a slight shift in perspective guides your attention forward into a new and unfolding harmonic experience.

Does Spring Hide Its Joy was created between March and May of 2020. During this unsettling period of the pandemic, Malone found herself in Berlin with a great deal of time and conceptual space to consider new compositional methods. With a few interns left on-site, Malone was invited to the Berlin Funkhaus & MONOM to develop and record new music within the empty concert halls. She took this opportunity to form a small ensemble with her close friends and collaborators Lucy Railton & Stephen O’Malley to explore these new structural ideas within those various acoustic spaces. Hence, the foundation was laid for Does Spring Hide Its Joy.

In Kali’s own words: “Like most of the world, my perception of time went through a significant transformation during the pandemic confinements of spring 2020. Unmarked by the familiar milestones of life, the days and months dripped by, instinctively blending with no end in sight. Time stood still until subtle shifts in the environment suggested there had been a passing. Memories blurred non-sequentially, the fabric of reality deteriorated, unforeseen kinships formed and disappeared, and all the while, the seasons changed and moved on without the ones we lost. Playing this music for hours on end was a profound way to digest the countless life transitions and hold time together.”

Does Spring Hide Its Joy has since been performed live on many European stages, in durations of sixty and ninety minutes. Including at the Schauspielhaus in Zürich, the Bozar in Brussels, Haus Der Kunst in Munich, and the Munch Museum in Oslo. Concerts are forthcoming at Unsound Festival in Krakow, Mira Festival in Barcelona, the Venice Biennale, and the Purcell Room at the Southbank Center in London.

In addition to live concerts, the Funkhaus recordings of Does Spring Hide Its Joy have evolved in parallel as a site-specific sound installation. Malone has also invited the video artist Nika Milano to create a custom analog video work that interprets and accompanies the musical score as a fourth player, creating a visual atmosphere inspired by the sonic principles of the composition. Eight sequential video stills from Milano’s work are featured in the album artwork.

Does Spring Hide Its Joy is packaged in a heavyweight laminated jacket with full-color printed inner sleeves with artwork by Nika Milano. Mastered by Stephan Mathieu and cut at Schnittstelle Mastering, the record is pressed in perfect sound quality by Optimal in Germany.

Does Spring Hide Its Joy is released on 20 January 2023, with preorders are available from 16 November 2022.
credits
released January 20, 2023

Kali Malone : Composition & Synthesis
Stephen O’Malley : Electric guitar
Lucy Railton : Cello

Il disco è veramente bello, se ami il genere. O'Malley parte in panchina, poi si scalda, entra e alza il volume della faccenda.

[toolipano]

Ascoltato con attenzione parte 1 e parte 2. Ordinato!
Non è un disco che poi ascolti spesso, ma quando lo fai val la pena metterlo sullo stereo e che sia un rito.

[AFX]

poi dico la mia con la recensione, tuttavia si presta a più chiavi di lettura. Diciamo che Kali sta vivendo una fase.

[AFX]

finalmente ricevuta la mia copia. Poche chiacchiere, 3 CD da ascoltare

[Sanzen]

adoro sarah davachi (se non sbaglio proprio qui,tempo fa, ho aperto un topic a riguardo)...per cui faccio ammenda,non conoscevo questa Kali Malone,ma cristo santo,è bravissima.questo tipo di musica va ascoltata religiosamente di notte,al buio.io la utilizzo per scrivere a volte(cose non allegre,chiaramente).poi c'è anche stephen o'malley ed allora si,io vado proprio in brodo di giuggiole

[Percy]

Intanto ho recuperato Aftertouches di Kara-Lis Coverdale, di qualche anno fa. Che dire, una meraviglia a metà strada tra Tim Hecker e OPN, con sempre in tasca il santino di Philip Glass. Gliel'ho preso anche su Bandcamp per il Bandcamp Friday.

[AFX]

Intanto ho recuperato Aftertouches di Kara-Lis Coverdale, di qualche anno fa. Che dire, una meraviglia a metà strada tra Tim Hecker e OPN, con sempre in tasca il santino di Philip Glass. Gliel'ho preso anche su Bandcamp per il Bandcamp Friday.

ottima segnalazione Percy
ce l'avevamo sotto l'occhio e non l'abbiamo mai ascoltata