PORTA CHIUSA because life should be so wonderful (l)

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【Out now】
PORTA CHIUSA
because life should be so wonderful (l)
Herbal Concrete Disc 1603



Maki Hachiya vocals
Hans Koch clarinet
Michael Thieke clarinet
Paed Conca clarinet, composition

inspired by the text "nano splitter gefaser" from Heike Fiedler
cover “Esperimento pittura cieca” by Giovanni Di Stefano

recorded November 10th and 11th 2014 “Frauenraum” Reitschule
in Bern, Switzerland
mixing and mastering August 24th to 26th 2015 by Fadi Tabbal
Tuneforkstudios in Beirut, Lebanon

with the kind support of the town of Bern, the canton of Bern,
Burgergemeine Bern and Migros-Kulturprotzent

Audio CD, 6 panels digipak
40 minutes+
Release date: Sept 2016
12 Euros + shipping

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Vital Weekly
If I hear a clarinet, I immediately think of Michael Thieke these days, it seems. If it involves a clarinet, then surely he's involved, and Port Chiusa is no different. Here we have three clarinet players, besides Thieke also Hans Koch (a clarinet powerhouse of his own) and Pead Conca, the latter also responsible for the composition; then there is also the voice of Maki Hachiya. She sings a text that is inspired by Heike Fiedler's 'Nano Splitter Gefaser', which is printed on the cover. The three clarinets are recognizable as such as and play long form sounds; these may come across like sine waves almost, but upon closer inspection these are not. The voice follows the playing, or guides it, that is perhaps not entirely clear, but throughout this sounds very mellow, with a few occasional outbursts with all four instruments. There is a modern classical to this piece, almost like a chamber opera, which is perhaps not always my biggest love, but when they are playing these sine wave like sounds, like a fine Alvin Lucier piece but then shorter, I am very delighted. This is some very strong music, that requires your full attention; a meditative piece perhaps (also?) but you have to be fully 'there' to capture the beauty.
- Frans De Waard -

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