OVD049 : Pierre Vervloesem / Dead

 

Cover art by Thierry Mondelaers

OVD049 : Pierre Vervloesem / Dead

Pierre about his album: 

"Dead, just guitars and a bass for this album... More would be too much!". 

Nothing to add!

Digital release on the 30th of July 2021.

Track listing:

1: Introduction to Dead

2: They Were Not All Dead

3: Dead Birds Again

4: Dead Waltz

5: Vivaldead Rv 532

6: Deadly Stunt

7: Motel of the Dead (Herrmann / Vervloesem)

8: Dead

And on Bandcamp:

OVX010 : Masakazu Yamamoto / Vexations Vol.10

 

Cover art by A.L.

OVX010 : Masakazu Yamamoto / Vexations Vol.10

What Masakazu says about his proposal:

"I played the piano for this recording and put a virtual image on each of the theme and chord parts like a shadow. Adding electronic modulation, virtual images distort space and mind, blurring the line between reality and dreams.

The aim is for listeners to relive the meditation and hallucinations of the composer's own "Vexations performance" ".

Masakazu Yamamoto was born in Yamanashi, Japan. 

He started his career as a composer when he was a student. He now works as a pianist and also composes electro-acoustic music.

His acoustic works such as piano and ensemble are played by many people in Japan and abroad. 

He has released two CDs so far. 

Visit his site HERE.

Masakazu San

＜制作ノート＞

レコーディングについては今回ピアノを用いているが、主題と和音の両パートそれぞれにおいて虚像を影のように纏わせている。虚像は電子的な変調により、空間や心理的な歪みを引き起こし、時に真実との境目が曖昧になる。

制作者本人による「ヴェクサシオン演奏時」の瞑想状態や幻覚を鑑賞者が追体験出来る様な音空間を目指している。

<プロフィール>

山梨生まれ。作曲家としての活動を学生時代より始め、ピアニストとしても活動する。

ピアノやアンサンブルなどのアコースティック作品は国内外で広く演奏されており、また電子音響音楽も制作している。

これまでに2枚のCDをリリースしており、Apple Music等でも販売している。

Bandcamp only release on the 28st of July 2021.

Track listing:

1: 40x Vexations - Piano and electronics

OUW015 : Helder Wasterlain / Code mémoire - STIB

 

Cover art by Helder Wasterlain - A.L.

OUW015 : Helder Wasterlain / Code mémoire - STIB

Helder Wasterlain (see the beautiful OUW007) is back with another musical, this time about the STIB ( the Brussels transportation system) and its workers. 

Various episodes about a humans and moments that you don't notice while on the metro, tram or buses going to your destination...

Digital release on the 23rd of July 2021.

Track listing:

1: Être à quai feat. Kiù on voice and José-Luis Dominguez  on guitar

2: Les sons des parfums  feat. Jan Debski on voice and Julien De Borman on accordeon 

3: Les panneaux de Delvaux  feat. Roman Angeveld on voice and Alexandre Tripodi on violon 

4: Le feu de l’écrivaine feat. Sofia Atman on voice and Martin Daniel on piano 

5: Sous le soleil de midi feat. Josef Khattabi on voice and Manuel Hermia on flute 

6: Le boxeur feat. Daniel Simon on voice and Lieven Venken on drums

7: Tourner en rond feat. Sarah Hennecart on voice and Thomas Stadnicki on electric guitar

And on Bandcamp:

OVX009 : KaoLi / Vexations Vol.9

 

Cover art by A.L.

OVX009 : KaoLi / Vexations Vol.9

What KaoLi says about her proposal:

"Based on the experience of participating in the "Vexations" concert held at the Music Box Museum "Hall of Halls" (Kiyosato, Yamanashi Prefecture) in February 2021 with the ensemble of "double bass + keyboard harmonica", "double bass + voice", "piano + horn + voice", etc.

I played each voice part all by myself, using keyboard harmonica and voice. I borrowed the recording and editing skills of Mr. Wataru Iwata and put them together to create this "Keyboard Harmonica & Voice Version".

Born in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture in 1976. In addition to her solo piano performances, she has started her career as a singer-songwriter (from 2020). She gives improvisational performances using her voice, slit drum, metallophone, and other instruments. 

KaoLi is the director of Studio Muu-no-Ne and regularly holds workshops such as "Otogi Banashi (Sound and Technology Talk)" and "Shimiru Body WS (co-hosted by Tsuna Suzuki)," as well as ongoing "Chopin Complete Works Concert" since 2013.

In March 2021 she released an album of piano improvisations entitled "KaoLi Hitori-goto.

KaoLi San

＜制作ノート＞

"2021年2月にオルゴール博物館「ホール・オブ・ホールズ」（山梨県／清里）にて行われた演奏会「 Vexations／ヴェクサシオン」へ出演した際、「コントラバス＋鍵盤ハーモニカ」や「コントラバス＋声」「ピアノ＋ホルン＋声」等のアンサンブルで参加した体験を基に、各声部を、鍵盤ハーモニカと声を使い、すべて自分で奏でる。それらを、岩田渉氏の録音・編集技術を拝借して纏めた作品が今回の「鍵盤ハーモニカ＆ヴォイスバージョン」となった".

＜プロフィール＞

1976年山梨県甲斐市生まれ。ピアノソロ公演の他、シンガーソングライターとしても活動を開始（2020年〜）。声、スリットドラム、メタロフォン等を用いた即興パフォーマンスを行う。スタジオ夢于の音を主宰し、「おとぎばなし（音技話）」「しみる身体WS（共催：鈴木つな）」等のワークショップを定期開催する他、2013年より「ショパン全曲コンサート」を継続中。2021年3月にピアノの即興演奏を収録したアルバム「KaoLi Hitori-goto」を発売。

Bandcamp only release on the 21st of July 2021.

Track listing:

1: 40x Vexations - Melodica and voices

OJP058 : Kazunori Okuno / Implicit/Explicit

Art cover painting by Nobuhiko Akaba / design by Haruka Akaba

OJP058 : Kazunori Okuno / Implicit/Explicit

A new album by electro acoustician Japanese composer Kazunori Okuno (see also OJP015 and OJP046).

From Okuno San own words:

"Implicit/Explicit are the emotions and sensations that I can't put into words. 
This album is a collection of music that expresses what I want, while valuing phrases and sonorities rather than musical methods and structures. 

I hope that those small pieces of sound will be able to build links with what is in the listener's mind."

Digital release on the 16th of July 2021.

Track listing:

1: Float

2: Andante

3: Picnic

4: Abyss

5: Drop of the Sun

6: Other Side

7: Blurred

And on Bandcamp:

OVX008 : Dmytro Radzetskyi / Vexations Vol.8

Cover art by A.L.

OVX008 : Dmytro Radzetskyi / Vexations Vol.8

What Dmytro says about his proposal:

"My love for Eric Satie's music began a long time ago, as a child. I loved his "Gymnopedia" and "Gnossienne" very much. In my youth I listened to a lot of his music, played his pieces on the piano, guitar and conduct fragments of "Parade". in 2016, I organized a festival in Kiev dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Satie's birth: we played orchestral music ("Cinema", "Parade", "Five Grimaces"), piano music, as well as "Furniture Music". And the main event of this festival was the first performance in Ukraine of the full marathon "Vexation" with 24 pianists. And to this day, I really love Satie's music, and happily responded to the offer to record 40 times for this project from 21 weeks of 2021."

Dmytro classical guitar transcription of the piece is his own.

Dmytro

Dmytro Radzetskyi was born on June 24, 1989  in Ukraine.

Graduated of Musiс Academy as classical guitarist & composer. Winner of many competitions in Ukraine as a guitarist and composer. Participant in the experimental music project "Supremus", rock band "SUR Band", electro-acoustic guitar duo "Big Second" and “Radz”. Founder, leader and conductor of Ukrainian Improvisers Orchestra.

He has performed concerts of classical, experimental, jazz and rock music in many cities of Ukraine, Poland, Germany, USA, Israel, Czech, Slovakia, Netherlands.

Author of chamber, orchestral, electro-acoustic, rock compositions, music for short films, radio and TV-shows, etc.

Author and developer of unique 8 and 10 string MIDI Radz-guitars, which combines classical guitar, electric guitar, bass-guitar and synthesizer.

In different projects collaborated with Tony Levin & Pat Mastelotto (KING CRIMSON), Phil Minton, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Ed Mann & Denny Walley (Frank Zappa Band, "Bang on a Can All-Stars".

Bandcamp only release on the 14th of July 2021.

Track listing:

1: 40x Vexations - Classical guitar

OUC033 : John Americus Witt / Solastalgia

 

Cover art by Silas Plum

OUC033 : John Americus Witt / Solastalgia

The return of John Americas Witt (see his amazing and intriguing other albums ODG115, OUC026 and OUW012)! 

This time with an autobiography of the last year in music. More rough, more dark, more introspective, more roomesque, more pandemystic and definitely a reminder of the year 2020. The titles are in the haiku form and tell a lot about the music. 

Have a safe travel!

Digital release on the 09th of July 2021.

Track listing:

1: Remember the Dead-Place a Hand Upon Your Heart-This Will All Soon End

2: Skin Cells Lay as Dust-Unbroken Sheets of Lost Time-Waiting For Your Touch

3: The Days Pass in Gray-A Formless Mass Between Sleep-The Year Disappears

4: Time Measured in Pills-The Interval Between Hangs-Smoke In a Still Room

And on Bandcamp: