Label: Nakama Records - NKM016

ノルウェーNakama Recordsが出版した超極上物件！！このレーベル関係の中心人物にして自らも作曲家/プレイヤーとして参加するChristian Meaas Svendsenが多くの演奏家を招聘し行った、なんと古代の10の仏教経典及び聖歌の資料に基づいて作曲したというメチャクチャ面白いアンサンブル&ソロ録音集。西洋文化と伝統的な東洋文化の関係を探るという趣旨もあるらしく、大きく3パートに分けられた演奏を3枚のディスクに収録し、1枚目の序盤から読経と共に木魚や鐘等を交えたクールなアンサンブルを展開(コレが激ヤバ)、そして2枚目では間の多いまさに東洋と西洋のサウンドがバランスよく交わる静謐な演奏を、そして3枚目では参加者それぞれがソロで読経の弾き語りやらディープなヴァイオリンソロを展開していくという、延々と超濃密な演奏形態が続きます。パッケージも非常に美しく、ブック型の大判スリーヴにブックレットと3枚のディスクを封入。大推薦。

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New Rituals is exploring the relation between form and freedom, between modern Western culture and traditional Eastern culture, and between written and open musical material. The piece is written in three parts for (1) ensemble and a chant-choir, (2) ensemble, and (3) solo bass.

The three parts are all rooted in and based on the same source material: 10 ancient Zen Buddhist sutras, or chants. The music is presenting Buddhist philosophy in a nutshell: What we experience as an independent self is in reality inseparable from everything else and is always changing. Furthermore the music is questioning the necessity of form as a means to experience freedom. This might hold true for music as well as other aspects of our lives.

Comes in a beautiful texturized dark green pop art booklet. Booklet includes liner notes and pictures from the recording. Booklet also contains voucher for download in HQ audio. Design by Mikkel Cappelen Smith.

NB! Two of the pictures also show the LP version. The CD version only comes with the booklet!

Nakama:
Agnes Hvizdalek – voice
Adrian Løseth Waade – violin
Ayumi Tanaka – piano
Andreas Wildhagen – drums
Christian Meaas Svendsen – bass, compositions

Choir:
Lead singer (Ino) – Peter Davami
Drummer (Mokugyo) – Kreg Viesselman
Others – Karoline Ruderaas Albrigtsen, Susanne Monka, Kjetil Jerve, Hilmar Fredriksen, Petter Lohne, Aris Kaloudis, Pål Jakob Walstad, Caroline Jacobsen, Leni Torvbråten, Anne Rolfsen, Nora Kremer, Aleksandra M. Søderlind