".. an active and intimate quiet mood, softly absorbing us into some dreams-like and time-opening experience."
Tracking list:
1 Winds from the Other World
2 Imitating Nature I
3 Sunday Morning Stones
4 Augoeides
5 Geomantic Energies
6 Imitating Nature II
7 Mimesis
8 Physics of Radiance
Mathias Grassow: Electronics,Zither,Flute. Alio Die: Drones and loops, Zither, Seeds and Tubes.
with: Edoardo Caputo: Bells, Sonorous Objects. Jana Kolarova: Bells and Shells
Originalacoustic sessions recorded by Kristian Kotarac on 24-bit digitalportable recorder in may 24, 2009 at the Three Madonnas, Installationof Stones,Troja, Prague.
Composed,and edited by Mathias Grassow & Alio Die in 2009 & 2010.
Special thanks to Josef Sedlon, Jana Rymonova, Kristian Kotarac, Music Infinity and C(t)nosti for their precious support. Artwork and photos by Hic Sunt Leones.
Praha Meditations (2010)
After the concert in Prague last year in may, we followed the proposalof friends to play some acoustic instruments spontaneously on top ofthe hill, in Troja, into a circle of stones installations. Zithers, Tubes, Bells, Rattle and Shells, Flutes..the sessions wereinspired from the special place and the spring's vibes in the wind. Therecordings that are a blueprint of the spirit of that day, were editedin studio by Alio Die, then Mathias Grassow added his electronic dronesto expand the point of view and enrich the flow and layers of thecompositions. The result in eight tracks, show how mostly static and repetitive balanced sounds can interact with our perception duringthe listening time, bringing us into an active and intimate quiet mood,softly absorbing us into some dreams-like and time-opening experience. Hic Sunt Leones nov.2010
"My first time in prague in 2007 was an outstanding event and I was impressed by the magic and history of this town. Twoyears later I was invited again as a part of the project "Music &Virtues", which lives on like the magic of prague and the efforts ofspiritual healing of the earth from here and many other places on earth. Iever believed in music as a tool to heal this living organism andwhat's better than the universal speech of sound and music to be a partof this project ? Beside the concert in the Church of St. Simon andJuda,Old Town we followed the proposal to play some acousticinstruments spontaneously on top of the hill... These recordings are ablueprint of the spirit there and so we decided to work on it and thisis the result.." Mathias Grassow oct.2010
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