El gamelán es un término genérico que se aplica a un conjunto instrumental. Sus instrumentos más peculiares son los metalófonos de bronce. Este trabajo que ahora nos presenta el artista sonoro de origen lituano Arturas BumÅ¡teinas, fue grabado en el Museo Etnológico de Dahlem (BerlÃn) en el transcurso de los meses de verano del año …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by Nieuwe Noten
Met ‘Gamelan Descending a Staircase’ leidt de Litouwse componist en elektronica producer Arturas BumÅ¡teinas ons binnen in de wereld van de gamelan. Het Indonesische slagwerk orkest. Het stuk, op de gelijknamige CD is wel op een heel bijzondere manier ontstaan. BumÅ¡teinas maakte in 2013, samen met Raminta Atnimar opnames van de diverse onderdelen van het …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by The Sound Projector
Last noted the Lithuanian composer Arturas BumÅ¡teinas in 2014 with his Epiloghi, an ingenious construct which made connections between theatrical sound-effect making machines and the work of the Italian Futurists. His new release likewise confirms that he’s visually literate and informed about the history of art; it’s called Gamelan Descending A Staircase (CRÓNICA 100-2015). He …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by Revue & Corrigée
Dans cet album, le compositeur lituanien Arturas Bumsteinas annonce clairement par son intitulée l’oeuvre procède de deux sources. La source sonore réside bien sûr dans l’utilisation des gamelans indonésiens, enregistrés au Musée ethnologique de Dahlem, à Berlin. La source d’inspiration, elle, fait référence à um tableau de Marcel Duchamp, Nu descendent un escalier nº 2 …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by Gonzo Circus
De verwachtingen zijn hoog gespannen. De Litouwse componist Arturas Bumsteinas heeft een behoorlijke reputatie opgebouwd met elektronische muziek en crossmediale projecten. Als hij een cd uitbrengt met de titel ‘Gamelan Descending a Staircase’ roept dat uiteenlopende associaties op. Met dat schilderij van Marcel Duchamp, dat de bewegingen van een omlaag lopend naakt probeert te vangen. …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by Lizard
Opisanie muzyki zawartej na najnowszej pÅ‚ycie litewskiego kompozytora nie jest Å‚atwe. Przy obcowaniu z wiÄ™kszÄ… częściÄ… jego dorobku bardzo ważna okazuje siÄ™ być znajomość kontekstu w jakich dany utwór powstaÅ‚. Bez tego dość ciężko nakreÅ›lić charakter samej muzyki. Z jednej strony powinna ona bronić siÄ™ samodzielnie, bez wzglÄ™du na okolicznoÅ›ci. Jednak kiedy dla samego artysty …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by Neural
Gamelan Descending a Staircase is a composition of over fifty minutes whose instrumental sound materials were recorded at the Museum Dahlem Ethnologisches in the summer of 2013, during a research visit. A wide variety of Indonesian gamelan orchestra instruments were recorded specially for the occasion and later assembled into one surround sound composition that was …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by Bad Alchemy
Der 33-jährige litauische Klanginstallateur und Composer-Performer nimmt hier Marcel Duchamps ‘Nu descendant un escalier’ von 1912 als Inspiration für eine klangliche Analogie. Zerlegt in Myriaden tröpfelnder Partikel lässt er eine Klanggestalt endlos eine Treppe herunter kommen. Als eine Kaskade von perkussiven Schritten, die das nackte Steigen, die Bewegung als zimmerwährenden Zustand suggeriert. Als Spielfeld nutzte …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by Blow Up
Nonostante una discografia vasta quanto variegata, mai su queste pagine si è scritto di Arturas Bumsteinas, compositore lituano in grado di muoversi col medesimo talento e disinvoltura tra sperimentazione elettronica e neoclassica. Viene a proposito “Gamelas Desdending a Staircaseâ€, che tra l’altro sancisce il centesimo titolo della portoghese Crónica, a sottolineare nuovamente la poliedrici di …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by Whisperin And Hollerin
It seems appropriate that Cronica’s 100th release should be something that’s as unique and as arty (for wont of a better word) as Arturas BumÅ¡teinas’ ‘Gamelan Descending a Staircase’. Its title is a reference to Marcel Duchamp’s 1912 classic modernist painting ‘Nude Descending a Staircase’, while its composition and formulation – a development of a …
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