Svaneti Tempel
Mar 23, 08:05 PM
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"I want to dedicate this composition to my grandfather - Anatoliy Mytianskyi.
He was a passionate tourist and loved Berlin school of electronic music very much. He actually was at Svaneti in the 1970s and made some beautiful photos of this place.
As a kid I remember looking at this old photos, admiring the towers of Svaneti and mountains around them while my grandfather was listening to some epic instrumental pieces by Klaus Schulze.
"So when I saw this sound in the database and heard it - it was a miraculous little moment of recognition and delight, as I felt like I've already been there. And I really love bell sounds!
"Happy accidents continued, as at this time I had a rather unique modular system in my hands. It's called UkrRack and made entirely of Eurorack modules made in Ukraine. So I've created a patch and walked to the rhythm of sequencer until it felt right. Then recorded an improvisation with it and it determined the structure, harmonic movements and hence the mood of this composition.
"Original recording is everywhere here - in the sequence itself (captured and repitched), as ambient bed, as percussion elements. Sometimes blurred, sometimes immediately recognisable, phasing in and out like a distant but potent memory.
And the name of the track is an hommage to Ash Ra Tempel - krautrock band originally created by Manuel Göttsching, Hartmut Enke and Klaus Schulze.
"My grandfather never understood the technical side of my sonic endeavours but always loved how it sounded. And he would've liked this one in particular. But unfortunately he passed away almost a year ago.
"I don't believe in afterlife of any kind. But I believe that our loved ones, places we've been and all of the impressions of them will continue to live as memories and could always be passed to future generations.
"Especially as sound and music."
Upper Svaneti bells reimagined by Vlad Suppish.
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This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.
Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage
IMAGE: Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
He was a passionate tourist and loved Berlin school of electronic music very much. He actually was at Svaneti in the 1970s and made some beautiful photos of this place.
As a kid I remember looking at this old photos, admiring the towers of Svaneti and mountains around them while my grandfather was listening to some epic instrumental pieces by Klaus Schulze.
"So when I saw this sound in the database and heard it - it was a miraculous little moment of recognition and delight, as I felt like I've already been there. And I really love bell sounds!
"Happy accidents continued, as at this time I had a rather unique modular system in my hands. It's called UkrRack and made entirely of Eurorack modules made in Ukraine. So I've created a patch and walked to the rhythm of sequencer until it felt right. Then recorded an improvisation with it and it determined the structure, harmonic movements and hence the mood of this composition.
"Original recording is everywhere here - in the sequence itself (captured and repitched), as ambient bed, as percussion elements. Sometimes blurred, sometimes immediately recognisable, phasing in and out like a distant but potent memory.
And the name of the track is an hommage to Ash Ra Tempel - krautrock band originally created by Manuel Göttsching, Hartmut Enke and Klaus Schulze.
"My grandfather never understood the technical side of my sonic endeavours but always loved how it sounded. And he would've liked this one in particular. But unfortunately he passed away almost a year ago.
"I don't believe in afterlife of any kind. But I believe that our loved ones, places we've been and all of the impressions of them will continue to live as memories and could always be passed to future generations.
"Especially as sound and music."
Upper Svaneti bells reimagined by Vlad Suppish.
———————
This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.
Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage
IMAGE: Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons