Lane - Hackpolitik - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Sonar pulses. Inventing the chronometer. Rotating gears. Vibrating machines. These are the inspirations behind the chamber works on Peter Van Zandt Lane's New Cartography. Boasting an illustrious roster of decorated performers, Lane's second album with Innova highlights what the American Academy of Arts and Letters describes as Inchdriving rhythms, bold harmonic gestures, and whimsical melo-dies... Lane's music is as inviting as it is sophisticated.Inch The opening track begins with a frenetic burst of energy, with electronic pulses entwined with the unique instrumentation of Mod[ular] Ensemble in a musical exploration of the title, /ping/ an IP network utility; a sonar pulse; and the onomatopoeia. Weaving lyrical patterns give way to angular, rocking outbursts. The quintet hits call-bells to signal virtuosic solos interspersed throughout the piece until they find connectivity, culminating in a rich texture of oscillating harmonies and fluttering electronics. Reaching further into the technological past, Piano Quartet The Longitude Problem finds it's inspiration in 18th century maritime navigation. Before John Har-rison's invention of the marine chronometer, navigation and maps were all over the place. The device opened up a new way to determine longitude clockwork-precision making sense of the incalculable sea. The album's title track, New Cartography, Lane relishes just such opposing pathways, pitting rigid clockwork against free lyricism in a surprising finale to Piano Quartet that both celebrates the Age of Discovery and mourns colonialism. Composed while in-residence at Aaron Copland's house historic home, this piece sets Lane's fascination with rhythmic process to a more sentimental sound world, brought to life by the exquisite musicianship of the Atlanta Chamber Players. Peter Van Zandt Lane is a composer with a particular focus on music for wind ensemble, c

Tricky embraces change. He keeps on moving; sins who were sent abroad by the US to start revolutions and topple governments. He called them keeps on switching up a gear; keeps on mutating... keeps on evolving. It's what keeps him vital as an artist. After moving to Berlin early this Spring, he immediately started work on a new musical project called Skilled Mechanics. In his trademark husky West Country burr, the Bristol born musician, producer and rapper explains where the name came from a documentary about espionage. There was an ex-C.I.A. skilled mechanics. I thought that was a great name for someone who was a killer basically. The name was so dark and cynical it just stuck with me. Skilled Mechanics is the statement of a true original British talent - one who will never coast on his former achievements and will always keep on changing and adapting to face the future.

Piers Lane - Etudes Opp 2 & 5 / Poeme D'amour Op 3 [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/08/2005