Label: By the Bluest of Seas

凄まじく美しい仕様です!!羽根、小石、葉、苔、複数の写真をディスクと一緒に木箱に収めた超特殊ボックスセット!!常に繊細な聴取より音の創作を導き出すベルギーはブリュッセルにて活動するサウンドアーティストにしてコンポーザーGwen Sainte-Rose。自国のゴームとフォレ・ド・ソワーニュの森の風景にインスピレーションを得た、チェロとループによる極上の多層レイヤー持続音作[Collines / Racines]。分厚くも流麗な層が凄まじい躍動感にて彫刻の様な音風景を描く長編2作を収録しており、そして本作はパッケージ内容も凄い。グラフィックデザイナーの友人らによる複数の風景写真、彼女と彼女のファンが自然より収集した小さな小物が、帯付きの木箱に美しく封入されています。



CD in a wooden box w/ photographic inserts

MUSIC: Rarely has the term “soundscapes” seemed more appropriate than for “Collines” and “Racines”, two long, spellbinding pieces for cello and Loopstation, inspired respectively by the landscapes of Gaume (extreme southeast of Belgium) and the Forêt de Soignes (the Sonian Forest, at the southeastern edge of Brussels). In these compositions, Gwen Sainte-Rose superimposes the sound strata and sculpts her sound matter.

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OBJECT: This CD is housed in a wooden case which, like a small cabinet of curiosities, also contains multiple photographic inserts by Beata Szparagowska and graphic designer Corentine Jaunard, as well as small objects (feather, pebble, leaf, moss, etc.) gleaned from nature by the musician and her acolytes.

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BIO: “Sainte-Rose” is the name of a town in Guadeloupe, a colony that remained French. It's also the name given to Gwen by her Martinican father. From childhood, Gwen was surrounded by two musical cultures and a singular, rich family background. From a modest, working-class background, her family encouraged her to learn the cello as a child.