Charlemagne Palestine - Four Manifestations on Six Elements
Charlemagne Palestine (known as CP (lol) from here on out), is an American minimalist composer, performer, and visual artist. He is probably best known for his works using piano, but he's an eclectic character. Lots of good output from this guy, and his first release of 2009 is already available on the internet. Duh.
The main reason I chose Four Manifestations on Six Elements is because of the idea of repitition I mentioned in my last post. This album is big on repitition, but not in a way that's dull or boring. Well, it might be to you, but you're wrong.
Released in 1974 I believe, the album is piano-based, and a solid 70+ minutes of awesome. The track titles tell you everything you need to know about the songs themselves, which is often not the case, especially these days. Here's the tracklist to let you know what to expect:
A1 Two Perfect Fifths, A Major Third Apart, Reinforced Twice
B1 Fifths In The Rhythm Three Against Two For Bösendorfer Piano -One
B2 Fifths In The Rhythm Three Against Two For Bösendorfer Piano - Two
B3 Fifths In The Rhythm Three Against Two For Bösendorfer Piano - Three
C1 Sliding Fifths For Piano (1972)
D1 Three Perfect Fifths, A Major Second Part, Reinforced Twice
That's all he's playing, although the tempo does change, and clusters do form as the pieces progress. At least I think they do. Not really to well educated on tonal clusters and timbres and all that. Maybe someone could help me with that? Anyways, it's a drone of sorts. Really, really intense and increasingly more mindwarping.
Not really sure what else to say since I don't want to sound retarded, but this is a real gem. Pretty essential listen in my opinion. Also, if you're looking for for an example of of music inspired by this check out Super Minerals' Clusters (2009).
Charlemagne Palestine (known as CP (lol) from here on out), is an American minimalist composer, performer, and visual artist. He is probably best known for his works using piano, but he's an eclectic character. Lots of good output from this guy, and his first release of 2009 is already available on the internet. Duh.
The main reason I chose Four Manifestations on Six Elements is because of the idea of repitition I mentioned in my last post. This album is big on repitition, but not in a way that's dull or boring. Well, it might be to you, but you're wrong.
Released in 1974 I believe, the album is piano-based, and a solid 70+ minutes of awesome. The track titles tell you everything you need to know about the songs themselves, which is often not the case, especially these days. Here's the tracklist to let you know what to expect:
A1 Two Perfect Fifths, A Major Third Apart, Reinforced Twice
B1 Fifths In The Rhythm Three Against Two For Bösendorfer Piano -One
B2 Fifths In The Rhythm Three Against Two For Bösendorfer Piano - Two
B3 Fifths In The Rhythm Three Against Two For Bösendorfer Piano - Three
C1 Sliding Fifths For Piano (1972)
D1 Three Perfect Fifths, A Major Second Part, Reinforced Twice
That's all he's playing, although the tempo does change, and clusters do form as the pieces progress. At least I think they do. Not really to well educated on tonal clusters and timbres and all that. Maybe someone could help me with that? Anyways, it's a drone of sorts. Really, really intense and increasingly more mindwarping.
Not really sure what else to say since I don't want to sound retarded, but this is a real gem. Pretty essential listen in my opinion. Also, if you're looking for for an example of of music inspired by this check out Super Minerals' Clusters (2009).
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