GENRE: Classical, Piano, Acoustic, Experimental, Sound Collage
Label: Petcord
Release date: 2010
Total running time: 0:40:22
Rather dark tones dominate João Clemente's latest work "Moan" that is centred around slowly floating piano chords and uses sound collages as contrasting elements. From white noise to complete silence stretches the dynamic range the composer is utilising to paint his sombre acoustic scenery. As the work progresses, these borders are increasingly blurred with a shift from melancholy to a subtile tension fueled by chromatic figures and diminished chords with unresolved dissonances until a saturated drone loop eventually fades into the scraping noise of a worn out vinyl record.
João Clemente - Moan - back cover Like in Ipupiara, João Clemente's previous work on Petcord, there is an apparent similarity in the work's conception to a film in that different angles and sceneries collide with each other to create an impression of the whole. Much like the sudden changes between collage and piano parts, the inner world of an isolated individual seems to be contrasted with the perception of a threatening world outside. What exactly the cause is remains open to one's own projections and associations, but if the music offers a chance to find oneself in it, then it may have already served its purpose.
| TRACKLIST |
| 01 - Death Toll 02 - Unspeakable Acts 04 - Nefarious (Vile) 05 - Ill 06 - Nefarious (Sinful) 07 - Beyond Heaven 08 - Nepharious (Odious) 09 - Before The Eye |
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