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The Phillip Glass Ensemble is touring, playing the score of Koyaanisqatsi (and Powaqqatsi in other cities) live. Glass falls into the minimalist style. An early musician in that genre was Terry Riley with In C which I had on vinyl in the time.
In my town, the Ensemble was accompanied by local symphony members, strings, horns, and an about 30 person chorus, with the film projected above. Some of the original soundtrack stems were used, particularly the opening vocal chant of the word Koyaanisqatsi and possibly the beautiful sounding organ. Live, there were more musicians than the original score, particularly strings. I would love to compare the original score to the live touring score. Playing the film with the original score on a home system with good audio is a worthwhile experience.
The musicians sounded great. I would say I wasn't completely happy with the string microphone texture from Neumann small diaphragm condensers. That is the debate between the sound of Neumann, Schoeps, and DPA microphones for string sections, usually one microphone for every 2 players. My experience has been with Schoeps, and I would love to hear it done with DPA. (On the other hand, I need to do the AirPod hearing test...)
The film itself has no plot. It is a sequence of contrasting images of wilderness and civilization. Some is speeded up, allowing us to see cloud patterns and traffic advance quickly, and some is slowed down, shots of faces which show nonverbal communication.
If you have a chance to see the work in your town, I would recommend it; hopefully it will become a long term work for symphony and ensemble live performance.
The next evening was Caroline Shaw and Gabriel Kahane in a very nice small wood hall. They are premiering and touring a very modern work, Hexagons, with some acting and reading. It's pretty modern, and the sound was good, but the piece is very abstract, not for everyone. Shaw puts their violin through samplers and electronic effects. She used an on-violin microphone, likely a DPA, about 5 inches from the strings and the violin sounded as it should without a microphone.
(sorry for the ads, and this excerpt has cut edges off the picture not sure where to find a good audio streaming source)
In my town, the Ensemble was accompanied by local symphony members, strings, horns, and an about 30 person chorus, with the film projected above. Some of the original soundtrack stems were used, particularly the opening vocal chant of the word Koyaanisqatsi and possibly the beautiful sounding organ. Live, there were more musicians than the original score, particularly strings. I would love to compare the original score to the live touring score. Playing the film with the original score on a home system with good audio is a worthwhile experience.
The musicians sounded great. I would say I wasn't completely happy with the string microphone texture from Neumann small diaphragm condensers. That is the debate between the sound of Neumann, Schoeps, and DPA microphones for string sections, usually one microphone for every 2 players. My experience has been with Schoeps, and I would love to hear it done with DPA. (On the other hand, I need to do the AirPod hearing test...)
The film itself has no plot. It is a sequence of contrasting images of wilderness and civilization. Some is speeded up, allowing us to see cloud patterns and traffic advance quickly, and some is slowed down, shots of faces which show nonverbal communication.
If you have a chance to see the work in your town, I would recommend it; hopefully it will become a long term work for symphony and ensemble live performance.
The next evening was Caroline Shaw and Gabriel Kahane in a very nice small wood hall. They are premiering and touring a very modern work, Hexagons, with some acting and reading. It's pretty modern, and the sound was good, but the piece is very abstract, not for everyone. Shaw puts their violin through samplers and electronic effects. She used an on-violin microphone, likely a DPA, about 5 inches from the strings and the violin sounded as it should without a microphone.
(sorry for the ads, and this excerpt has cut edges off the picture not sure where to find a good audio streaming source)
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My listening this evening. First up Masayoshi Fujita’s Migratory, a vibes/marimba player, with Migratory being an ambient/jazz album; recommended if you like Nala Sinephro, or the Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders/LSO album
Next, Jamie xx’s In Waves, which continues the celebration of UK club culture, whilst also brining across the vulnerability and emotional core of the xx’s music that In Colour did. I was in from the moment I heard the Double 99 sample on the opening track.
Next, Jamie xx’s In Waves, which continues the celebration of UK club culture, whilst also brining across the vulnerability and emotional core of the xx’s music that In Colour did. I was in from the moment I heard the Double 99 sample on the opening track.
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