{"product_id":"various-artists-xkatedral-anthology-series-ii-an-anthology-of-slowly-evolving-timbral-music","title":"Various Artists - Xkatedral Anthology Series II (An Anthology Of Slowly Evolving Timbral Music)","description":"\u003cp\u003eXKatedral Anthology II is the second installment in a series of archival releases dedicated to presenting music by composers affiliated with XKatedral working within the realm of slowly evolving harmonic and timbral music.\u003cbr\u003eThis double-vinyl set contains an array of pieces dating from 2018 - 2020.\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of pieces focuses on the use of synthetic sound and algorithmic composition languages as tools for precise work within the realm of spectral exploration.\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to this, the electronic instrumentation in many of the pieces is augmented by acoustic instruments.\u003cbr\u003eThis record is released in conjunction with reissues of XKatedral Anthology Series I \u0026amp; III.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first piece on Side A is Kali Malone’s Music for Low Quartet.\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is an adaptation of the composition Rose Wreath Crown originally released on The Sacrificial Code in 2019.\u003cbr\u003eIn this iteration, the music is scored for two double basses played by Vilhelm Bromander and Zach Rowden, and sine tone electronics performed by Malone herself.\u003cbr\u003eThe recording of this piece was made at EMS in 2019.\u003cbr\u003eClosing Side A is Jessica Ekomane’s First Light.\u003cbr\u003eThis computer music work focuses exclusively on digital sound, layering razor sharp synthetic textures into an otherworldly dynamic weave.\u003cbr\u003eThe music heard here is an adaptation of a piece originally commissioned by Semibreve in 2020.\u003cbr\u003eSide B contains the work Hands Melt In The Sun by Mats Erlandsson.\u003cbr\u003eThis composition is built from electronically processed tuned zithers and synthetically generated tones arranged in a series of chordal inversions over a sustained fundamental tone.\u003cbr\u003eThis music, written as a love-letter to the localized drone tradition of Stockholm in the years 2008-2012, was composed and recorded in seven days while in residence at Ställbergs Gruva in Bergslagen, in the summer of 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpening the second half of the collection is Rough Draft v.7 by Theodor Kentros.\u003cbr\u003eKentros’s compositional practice usually combines acoustic and electronic source material and in this piece he molds the output of the Buchla 200 and a collection of recorded wind instruments into a molten mass of sound.\u003cbr\u003eIn its original form, this music was presented as a multichannel immersive work and even in the current stereo configuration it retains some of that enveloping sense of depth.\u003cbr\u003eThe second piece on Side C, Inertia, is by Wilma Hultén, who makes her debut on record here.\u003cbr\u003eAn exclusively synthetic piece, Inertia utilizes internal digital feedback in a sealed synthetic system to manifest a harmonic field that swells and abates throughout the length of the piece, interspersed by small gestural elements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClosing Side D of Anthology II is Maria W Horn’s work Dies Irae for vocal quartet, pitched glass and synthesis.\u003cbr\u003eDies Irae uses a modified form of traditional tonal harmonic language to invoke an uncanny and restless middle ground between the classical western polyphonic vocal tradition and contemporary electronic music.\u003cbr\u003eThe version heard here is a live recording from Eric Ericssonhallen in Stockholm on May 30th 2020.\u003cbr\u003ePerforming the piece here are the vocalists Katarina Henryson, Lisa Holmgren, Vilma Ogenblad and Paula Wegmann, as well as Maria herself on glass and electronics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XKATEDRAL (IDEOLOGIC ORGAN)","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":53558023291207,"sku":"TRI-71923","price":42.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/1a8bad4cb53d42bf2daa5bffa229513d.jpg?v=1774875876","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/various-artists-xkatedral-anthology-series-ii-an-anthology-of-slowly-evolving-timbral-music","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}