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| Released as part of empreintes DIGITALes' "bargain"
range of electroacoustic CDs, Titakti provides a
good opportunity to get your metaphorical feet wet in the
less immediately musical aspects of electroacoustic composition.
These four sonic studies address the experiences, moods and
cultural differences of the artist during his time spent in the
Canadian Arctic among the Inuit peoples. With the exception
of occasional string instruments and various natural percussion,
the disc is "built" primarily of Inuit conversations, mouth-sounds
and environmental noises (including wind, animals, birds and
the sounds made by humans going about their lives). The listener
immediately discovers that Inuit language is very different,
an extremely economical form of communication that is also
far more varied in the range of sounds it employs. While "Meta
Incognita" addresses the isolation and intimacy of the land, "Nippingit-la parole" deals with conversation and interviews. "La Guerre" is an alarming, confrontational "battle" between voice
and vocalization, with trance-like chants used as ranged weapons. "Plan
Sequence" is an immersive auditory tour of a small Inuit village;
make sure you've got good speakers for this one. Like all good
electroacoustic works, Titakti succeeds in entertaining
despite its paradigm-shattering departure from (and total lack of
resemblance to) mainstream music -- perhaps this will be the
one with which you begin your own exploration... |
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