Sofia Vokalensemble - Darkness Is No Darkness - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The 3rd and final chapter in Cochemea's epic quest to explore and express the spiritual connection between his art and ancestry. For Vol 3 Ancestros Futuros, Cochemea entrusted his vision to a core group of longme collaborators-a powerful octet composed of New York-based percussionists and members of Daptone's famed rhythm section. Gabriel Roth (aka Bosco Mann) reprised his role as producer, recording and mixing the album live to 8-track analog tape. Cochemea continues to push the boundaries of his sound, blending past, present, and future into a ritual offering-an evolving sonic narrative where memory, survival and creativity converge.

SWR Vokalensemble - Stefano Gervasoni de Tinieblas - DE TINIEBLAS is a contemporary choral and electronic composition by Stefano Gervasoni, inspired by the Leçons de Ténèbres tradition of the French Baroque. Unlike the biblical Lamentations of Jeremiah, Gervasoni's work draws from José Ángel Valente's modern prose poem cycle Tres lecciones de tinieblas, blending Christian and Kabbalistic Jewish imagery. Written during the COVID-19 pandemic, DE TINIEBLAS uses layered vocal textures and electronics to explore darkness as a transformative, revelatory space, challenging perceptions of it as merely negative, instead emphasizing it's potential for new understanding and growth.

Cambridge Singers - Lighten Our Darkness [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/17/2006