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Description(s):
(i) technical: A collage of improvisational recordings, some of which inspired by others. (ii) practical: A long sonic verse to meditate by. (iii) personal: Getting to know each other intimately without actually meeting. (iv) philosophical: “[...] complete and of some amplitude; in language enhanced by distinct and varying beauties; acted not narrated; by means of pity and fear effectuating its purgation of these emotions.” [from Aristotle's 'Poetics'] (v) subjective: Music. .............................................. Limited edition of 100 CDs in hand-made & numbered paper gatefolds +/or Digital Album (FLAC recommended). 16 tracks, 70'. Paintings by Marin Gallien. Artwork design by moody alien. Packaging design by Pat Kiout Productions. .............................................. Improvised by Andrei Kivu (cello, shakuhachi, voice, bass ocarina & bass flute) & moody alien (processed glockenspiel, classical guitar, toy piano, field recordings, glass bowl, small hand drum, large coffee can, bow, beaters, sticks & other found or household objects). Assemblage, treatments & mastering by moody alien. Mixing & production by moody alien & Andrei Kivu. .............................................. Cello, shakuhachi & voice recorded at The Harmonic Presence Foundation (Pommereau, France). Bass ocarina & bass flute recorded at The National Museum for Contemporary Arts (Bucharest, Romania). Released September 3, 2018. |
REVIEWS.
"[...] There is a steady narration, without remarkable ups and downs, a continuo that serves as the basis with constant feeds from various sources, which forms the primary sound matter on its own. Meaning that all this listening procedure could -if we turned the volume down- play the role of a framework on which a more prominent, in terms of volume, given could lean. This does not happen. In MaNKiL : part of the framework seems to be everything, the splitting in tracks serves no practical function and it's in this manner that this entire structure flows as one body, one mass, which gradually dominates everything.
I mean that listening to MaNKiL : part of has the power to lure you into a vortex, in a field that is delimited in a spontaneous manner and is spreading in all directions without limits - without obstacles."
Phontas Troussas for Diskoryxeion/Vinylmine
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"[...] Andrei Kivu, an internationally renowned Romanian cellist and multi-instrumentalist (he also plays the shakuhachi, bass flute and bass ocarina) who works mainly in the field of classical music (contemporary and baroque) plays here with Moody Alien. This time, in addition to small percussions, toy pianos, classical guitars, field recordings and electronically processed carillons, Alien also uses a coffee machine, a glass bowl, various whisks, wooden spoons and other household items. The recording has an extraordinary depth, a mysterious mood, drama; and although it is highly experimental (free improvisation and techniques of contemporary music), it has not lost its message."
Jan Hocek for JazzPort.cz
