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SAKELLARIOU, YIORGIS - Auka

Format: mCD-R Label & Cat.Number: Taalem alm 137 Release Year: 2020 Note: this very talented field recording composer from Athens, Greece, has put together a new piece based on various (object and field) sounds he captured in Lithuania during a residency, from whispering crackle organics to clanging metal bangs and deep hummnigs, this is a true journey into the mystery of environmental (micro ) sounds, with enough variation and development to keep the attention.. Price (incl. 19% VAT): €5.50 More Info “for music is certainly the ultimate mystery of faith, the mystique, the completely revealed religion” (ludwig tieck) the title is inspired by the painting "auka" by m. k. Čiurlionis. many thanks to gailė griciūtė, dominykas digimas, daniel crokaert and jean-marc boucher. “auka” was composed in august 2019 during a residency at DAR (Druskininkai Artists‘ Residence), organized and supported by the lithuanian composers’ union. environmental sounds recorded in vilnius, kaunas, elektrėnai and druskininkai, lithuania from november 2018 till august 2019. https://taalem.bandcamp.com/album/auka-alm-137 "While the label says they explore the various ways of ambient music they proof here with the release by Yiorgis Sakellariou they don't mind going an extra mile; or two. Sakellariou is a composer of music created with the use of field recordings. You might know this from my previous reviews of his work. On 'Auka' (inspired by a painting by m. k. Ciurlionis, and Auka meaning 'sacrifice') he uses field recordings from Vilnius, Kaunas, Elektrėnai and Druskininkai, all cities in Lithuania. Using field recordings, I would think, is nothing unusual in the world of Taalem, but Sakellariou uses his field recordings as they are, and does not apply any sort of manipulation to it (save, perhaps, for some equalization). He uses these sounds as they are and it is in the combination of these sounds to create the composition. A lot of the time one has no idea what these sounds are; crackling of leaves, branches, static electricity, metal staircases; that is the sort thing believe to hear. Another very un-Taalem thing is that Sakellariou uses a lot of dynamics in his music, and this piece is not different. There are two distinct loud passages in this piece but also some very quiet, near-silent passages. This is not your standard ambient music, but rather a musique concrète work and Sakellariou is a refined composer in that field. Perhaps, this work will be something of a shock for some people but I love it. It is a powerful work full of the near-by and far away sounds, unusual spaces to record them in and an intense listening experience." [FdW / Vital Weekly]