FRIEDL, REINHOLD - KORE (LP)

Nice Price. ""Kore" is a natural advancement of Reinhold Friedl's earlier composition "Xenakis [a]live!" - a homage to the French-Greek composer Iannis Xenakis. The piece is conceived for nine amplified instruments demonstrating Zeitkratzer well established tradition of instrumental amplification where playing amplified does not only mean making things louder, it also entails having a microscopic view of sound in which acoustic microsounds appear in a completely new context. The references to seminal Xenakis' tape compositions like "Persepolis" or "La Legende d'Eer" are audible in the materials and textures, densities and sound masses performed by Zeitkratzer, taking it to new areas of physical qualities that create a huge sonic architecture. Recorded live January 2013 during Klub Katarakt festival in Hamburg, "Kore" adds a stunning new chapter to Zeitkratzer's audacious catalogue and a new sort of intensities to contemporary chamber music." (label info) zeitkratzer, directed by Reinhold Friedl. Frank Gratkowski, clarinet, Hild Sofie Tafjord, French horn, Hilary Jeffery, trombone, Reinhold Friedl, piano, Marc Weiser, guitar, Maurice de Martin, drums, percussion, Burkhard Schlothauer, violin, Anton Lukoszevieze, violoncello, Martin Heinze, doublebass. Recorded by Rashad Becker, mixed and mastered by Ralf Meinz. 180gr Vinyl version in gatefold sleeve, with download code on Karlrecords. Limited edition of 300 copies