ZEITFREI by Matthias Engelke
In the album ZEITFREI the mesmerizing timbre of the classical soprano voice of Maraile Lichdi interweaves with an acoustic and electronic world of sound. The songs are characterized by the concept of the ambivalence of the temporal in music. In the lyrical, sketch-like texts, always vague and associative, the topics of transience, vanity, disorientation, loss of control, alienation, farewell, sorrow and finally the invincibility of time but also the resilience of man, are reflected in polarising musical levels. These poles are represented in the unstoppable and directed passages of time, to be heard on the one hand in melodies and melodic fragments and on the other in repetitive and ecstatic sound fields. The inescapability of time is thereby confronted with the ancient desire of man, the utopian ideal of overcoming finiteness by overcoming time itself. The dream to be, and to stay, free of time.
Tracklist
| 1. | ARIADNE | 9:25 |
| 2. | EIGENBLIND | 1:59 |
| 3. | DIE FARBEN DER LEERE | 4:53 |
| 4. | MINOTAUR | 2:26 |
| 5. | FERN ZERSILBERT | 6:41 |
| 6. | UNSCHÄRFE | 2:04 |
| 7. | SISYPHOS | 12:11 |
| 8. | ZEIT VERSETZT | 5:18 |
| 9. | SICHTWEIß | 6:27 |
| 10. | AUGFADEN | 7:23 |
| 11. | SIRENE | 5:34 |
| 12. | DAS ALTE BOOT | 5:08 |
| 13. | RUHE IM SCHATTEN | 9:50 |
Credits
Music and lyrics by Matthias Engelke
Photo series „Vision“ 2021 by Gustav Franz
Essay „ZEITFREI“ by Christian Lemmerich
Soprano (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13): Maraile Lichdi
Violin, Viola (Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 12, 13): Helmut Engelke
Violin (Tracks 1, 5, 7): Ulrike Mäding-Lemmerich
Voice (Track 11): Johanna von Bibra
Piano (Tracks 1-7, 9-13), all other instruments: Matthias Engelke
Produced by Matthias Engelke
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Matthias Engelke
Graphic design by Gustav Franz
© Matthias Engelke, 2022
License
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The sonic integration of analog generated sound in an electronic context is a constant field of exploration for the composer and sound artist. His method of composition is often inspired by an experienced or imagined interaction of music and sound with a physical space or a theatrical room. This can include the inseminating interplay between music/sound and dance/movement.