“This album is the result of years of work and friendship with the composer. It started with De Profundis, a piece which has had a deep impact on me as a musician and a person, and ended with it. Frederic attended many of my performances of the piece, the last one during our last public concert together in early 2020 in Brussels. In the meantime, he wrote Dear Diary (2014) and America: A Poem (2020) for me which were both premiered at ARS MUSICA festival. I am very happy to present these pieces to you on this new and special album coming out on Sub Rosa. (Stephane Ginsburgh)

After the historical version recorded forty years ago, this one, featuring four of the greatest European performers, is now regaining its full power”, heißt es in der Ankündigung. Eastman, der dem gleichen New Yorker Umfeld entstammte wie John Cage oder Morton Feldmann und bis heute zu den unbekannteren Vertretern der Minimal Music zählt, hat seine Musik stets mit gesellschaftskritischen Motiven und Anspielungen auf seine persönlichen Alltagskonflikte verknüpft, was sich auch hier in den Titeln “Evil Nigger”, “Gay Guerilla” und “Crazy Nigger” niederschlägt. Das Album erscheint als 2CD mit zwölfseitigem Booklet.

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