Andrea Stillacci and Unsounds Records bringen Mitte des Monats die Compilation “CLAP. An Anatomy of Applause” heraus, auf der elf Musikerinnen und Musiker den Klang eines Applauses in musikalische Strukturen transformieren. Vertreten sind Eraldo Bernocchi, Maurizio Bianchi, Barbara Ellison, Terence Hannum, Ji Youn Kang, Fani Konstantinidou, Yannis Kyriakides, Andy Moor, Moor Mother, Massimo Pupillo und Robin Rimbaud (Scanner). “CLAP” erscheint als Doppel-LP bei Unsounds.
“CLAP. An Anatomy of Applause is a compilation of original works by a group of musicians and composers brought together by Andrea Stillacci and Unsounds. The project goal is to highlight the radically different forms and meanings that the sound of applause can take according to its context. The principle was to work from original recordings of each artist’s choice, with sources ranging from the thunderous applause celebrat-ing Maria Callas’ last public appearance to the crowds cheering at the fall of the Berlin Wall, and to transform them into musical composi- tions. Short notes by the artists contextualize the original sounds they have chosen as a departure point and motivation for their piece.
The artists on this album represent a variety of styles and practices within the experimental fields, at the intersection of the curator’s and the label’s artistic visions. The participants have delved into the dy- namics, the grain, the pathos of the applause, in a reversed act of appreciation. The works are unified in the album as they wholeheart- edly respond to the voice of the public. A dialogue that remains a vital force, that of the connection of the public with the artists, and vice-versa. ‘CLAP. An Anatomy of Applause’ wouldn’t have seen the light without the artists generosity including photographer Ljubodrag Andric who created the image gracing the sleeve. This is a limited edition double album, available for pre-orders from June 15 2022.” (Unsounds)