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Neil Leonard "Sonance for the Precession" [LP]

価格: 2,937円(税込)
Label: XI Records - XI146

米実験老舗レーベルXI Records初のLPフォーマットリリース!!人工の霧を使った"霧の彫刻"を制作し自然と人間の関係をテーマとした作品作りを実践する芸術家"中谷芙二子"氏との共演、またヴェネツィアビエンナーレ等で大規模なインスタレーションを発表してきたNeil Leonardの1t LP。ウィリアムズカレッジ美術館(WCMA)より委託され制作した古い天文台ドーム内部でのサウンドインスタレーションを音盤化したもので、ヒンドゥー教とギリシャの天文学の理論に従い毎日日没30分前に演奏を続けたという興味深い音記録。室内楽的な響きから、パルス電子音、管楽器ドローンがスローにモーフィングする非常に美しい作品。大推薦。



The electroacoustic composition Sonance for the Precession was commissioned by Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA). The piece furthers Leonard's practice in large scale sound installation, with recent commissions by documenta, Venice Biennale, and Fujiko Nakaya of Experiments in Art at Technology.

The original composition, created for the quad adjacent to WCMA, played from the dome of the historic Hopkins Observatory, the oldest working astronomical observatory in the United States. The durational work explored ancient ideas connecting the precession, or movement, of the equinox with the harmonic series. Each day, the music began just a minute or two earlier than the previous day—mirroring the disappearing sunlight as day turned to night and autumn shifted to winter. 30 minutes of the composition played daily. The composition provided a context to reflect on how Hindu and Greek theories of astronomy and acoustics developed through intercultural exchange as far back as prehistoric times.

Working closely with WCMA and producer/engineer Joe Branciforte, Leonard remixed Sonance for the Precession specially for LP and stereo listening. The result is a stunning long form composition that brings the sense of contemplation, cosmic motion and intimate timbral nuance of the installation to your living room, headphones and/or car stereo.