Prismatic by Baldini/Dafeldecker/Strüver

From Werner

"Prismatic" is a four-part suite that combines chamber music, field recordings and electronics to create a soundscape. The form of the suite is reminiscent of the structure of a film, with each chapter creating a specific atmosphere.

This structure generate a narrative continuity, while each segment is an independent musical and sonic entity in motion. The transparent and contrasting soundscape of the acoustic instruments - trumpet, double bass, piano - is reminiscent of the visual and narrative techniques of film noir, which are often characterised by strong contrasts of light and dark and complex, multi-layered events. Field recordings play a central role and evoke a sense of immediacy, seeming like apparitions of times past that roam through the soundscape, contributing to the creation of an auditory atmosphere that seems at once real and otherworldly.

The recordings create an acoustic connection to the environment and its historical contexts reflected in the music, contributing to the ambiguity of the music as it moves through shadow and light, much like the prismatic lenses of the musicians reflecting the sounds.

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