Opalescentia by Ogive
A note from Elias and Chris
Opalescentia is Ogive's second collaborative release, merging our contrasting design methodologies. While our individual aesthetics may appear antithetical - one highly organized, the other evolving organically: driven intuitively by its inner logic - these perspectives converge and mesh to create virtual weather systems and volatile sonic microstructures that exude unpredictability.
We both instinctively recognized the emerging physicality of this album, whilst retaining the subtlety of gestural sound events. This work implicitly acknowledges a gradual evolution, much like slow cooking, with both of us shifting the creative axis to unsettle, perplex, or dazzle each other over an extended process of creative tension.
This multifaceted work conjures fictional landscapes: resonating with echoes of forgotten futures, like distant memories beneath the surface, unveiling hidden dimensions and layers through repeated exposure.
Tracklist
| 1. | Weathercore | 4:05 |
| 2. | Isthmus | 2:17 |
| 3. | Hyperconcrete | 4:42 |
| 4. | Ikoma | 4:08 |
| 5. | Absorption Net | 4:09 |
| 6. | Planar Floraria | 4:39 |
| 7. | Spectral Flux | 4:54 |
Credits
Composed and recorded 2022-2023 by Chris Herbert and Elías Merino
Artwork Ogive. Original photography David Rowan.
License
All rights reserved.
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