Erik K Skodvin, bekannt als Svarte Greiner, bringt mit “Devolving Trust” eine neue Folge seiner Reihe “Zen music for disturbed souls” auf CD heraus. Das Album enthält zwei längere, subtile, auf dem Einsatz von Cello und Elektroakustik basierende Stücke, die laut Skodvin als Ausdruck spiritueller Not gedacht sind und zugleich einen meditativen Ansatz beinhalten. Das Titelstück wurde vor knapp vier Jahren live in der Musikbrauerei, der ehemaligen Brauerei Schneider in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg aufgenommen. Der zweite Track enthält überarbeitete Fragmente aus dieser Aufnahme. “Devolving Trust” erscheint Ende des Monats bei Miasmah Recordings.
“I was invited to use the vast old cellars located underneath the site for a performance / installation. Wet and hollow with a dark past and long reverb, it was a perfect location to channel a cello and electro-acoustic improvisation in the spirit of my two long-form, meditative albums Black Tie & Moss Garden. As a 30 minute piece, it was left looping in the room for hours after it ended as an echo of the performance, allowing people to walk around and soak up the sounds and empty hallways alone. I am usually not into the idea of releasing a live recording, as there are so many factors that are lost in the translation from being present and listening to it in another space. The eyes, ears and body can often see beyond small mistakes once a live performance unfolds in front of you. The details are usually lost in translating it to a pure recording.
I made an exception for this as I feel it translates the live feeling in a way I like. Very personal and full of small mistakes it creates its own life. Also, as an improvisation, I am very happy with it, and have been listening to it on and off since a few years. With this in mind I decided I want it to be another document in my ongoing series of longform, atmospheric pieces following the aforementioned two albums. The second track simply called “Devolve” is mostly constructed out of fragments from the performance as a sort of minimal, reversed echo, further tunnelling into the unknown. These pieces has given me calmness, reflection and escape from the madness escalating outside of our doors. I hope it can do the same for you”. (Svarte Greiner)
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