Label: Saltern - SLT-004

ラ・モンテ & マリアン・ザジーラが参加した大変貴重な音源を収録！！　パレシュタイン、ジョン・ギブソン、ゼヴとの共演でも知られる、アメリカ・モダンダンスのパイオニアSimone Fortiによる初のフルレングス・ソロコレクション！！　ヨシ・ワダの息子であるタシ・ ワダが運営、Important Recordsのサブレーベルでもある米Salternからの出版物。踊りや振り付けだけでなく、60年代前半から80年代半ばまで自身の声や手作り楽器を用いディープなドローンやフォーク・ソングをやっていた人物であり、そのパフォーマンスと演奏の中間をいく独特の路線が激ヤバ。中でもラ・モンテ夫妻と共に、スライド投影、パーカッション、ボイスという編成にて行われた68年[Bottom]が間違いなくハイライト。装丁も非常に美しく、28ページのブックレットが一体となったガッチリしたハードカバー仕様。大推薦。



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Features an exclusive 28-page color booklet of writings, drawings and photos by Simone Forti.

Saltern is excited to present Al Di Là, the first full-length collection of recordings by renowned dancer/choreographer, artist and writer Simone Forti. Forti (born 1935, Florence, Italy) has influenced generations of artists through her innovative approaches to dance and movement. Forti is noted for her extensive work with musicians, including Charlemagne Palestine, La Monte Young, Jon Gibson, Peter Van Riper, and Z’EV, among others. With Al Di Là, we hear Forti musically in her own right through a diverse collection of never-before-released pieces, ranging from the early ‘60s to mid-80s, that highlight Forti’s use of her voice, folk songs, handmade instruments, and physical space. The album, compiled by Forti with the assistance of Tashi Wada, includes a rare guest appearance by La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela. Al Di Là is a uniquely personal and intimate portrait of one of the truly visionary artists of our time.

From Forti’s liner notes: “I’m awaiting a song from afar, from afar, a song of goodbye from afar. For now I’ve seen the game I was playing, slowly leaving the earth and drifting far among the stars.”
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