Kuprevicius, Giedrius: Erotidijos
Kuprevicius, Giedrius: Erotidijos
Format: VINYL LP
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Artist: Kuprevicius, Giedrius
Label: Choon!!
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 5033281011644
Genre: Ambient
The latest reissue from chOOn!! is Giedrius Kuprevicius' Erotidijos, the sixth release from the label that specialises in obscure, archival and forgotten releases. Erotidijos translates from the Lithuanian to "Erotidies" - these were festivals held in honour of Eros, God of Love in Ancient Greece. They were organised every five years and were famous for their celebrations, decorations and luxury. Ritual games were played during the festivals, musicians and poets competed, worshipping Eros. Erotidijos is a haunting yet hypnotic tableaux Kuprevicius originally created for a Stanislovas Rubinovas theatre play staged in 1994 in Kaunas, Lithuania. The Lithuanian composer was one of the founding members of the pioneering electronic pop outfit Argo and has written dozens of scores for stage and film over the past several decades, imbuing his soundwork with a multitude of artful moods and emotive depth. The story of Erotidijos unfolds in both melancholic and serenely lush scenery, in turn mysterious and playful. Memories of places you've never been drift into frame, from bedroom womb into a foliage of phantasmal keys and gently psychotropic symphonies. A collection that glissandos between notes, place, and time. Erotidijos is guided by an intuitive, improvisational dream logic that threads the line between waking and sleeping revelations. It offers a hazy, voyeuristic lens into another world with dusty ambience and eccentric keyboard effects, warm synth pads and shimmering vistas serving as soft accents to the angelic murmur of giggling voices. As you listen, you are invited to apply your own interpretation of Erotidijos' narrative of a new land, it's climate, sounds, and geography. A contemplative, celestial electronic work in a gentle, often beautiful ambient style which breezily swings with exquisite analogue synth textures and infinity loops. Jazz spontaneity and organic pop impulses lift the meditative veil, ending with a climactic final scene: a sensuous reverie complete with shedding light and gently opening synapses. Available for the first time on vinyl, including over twenty minutes of music not featured on the original cassette release and produced in cooperation with Giedrius Kuprevicius for chOOn!!
Tracks:
1.1 Part I (Ovid - the Art of Love) - Erotidija I
1.2 Part I (Ovid - the Art of Love) - Erotidija II
1.3 Part I (Ovid - the Art of Love) - Erotidija III
1.4 Part I (Ovid - the Art of Love) - Erotidija IV
1.5 Part I (Ovid - the Art of Love) - Erotidija V
1.6 Part I (Ovid - the Art of Love) - Erotidija VI
1.7 Part II (The Thousand and One Nights - Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies) - Fanfaros I
1.8 Part II (The Thousand and One Nights - Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies) - Erotidija VII
1.9 Part II (The Thousand and One Nights - Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies) - Erotidija VIII
1.10 Part II (The Thousand and One Nights - Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies) - Erotidija IX
1.11 Part II (The Thousand and One Nights - Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies) - Erotidija X
1.12 Part II (The Thousand and One Nights - Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies) - Erotidija XI
1.13 Part II (The Thousand and One Nights - Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies) - Erotidija XII
1.14 Part III (Song of Songs - Canticum Canticorum) - Fanfaros II
1.15 Part III (Song of Songs - Canticum Canticorum) - Erotidija XIII
1.16 Part III (Song of Songs - Canticum Canticorum) - Erotidija XIV
1.17 Part III (Song of Songs - Canticum Canticorum) - Erotidija XV
1.18 Part III (Song of Songs - Canticum Canticorum) - Erotidija XVI
1.19 Part III (Song of Songs - Canticum Canticorum) - Erotidija XVII
1.20 Coda - Fanfaros III
1.21 Coda - Erotidija XVIII
1.22 Coda - Erotidija XIX
