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Gagi Petrovic

Dp[a] + Hsh

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Petrovic's debut album bringing together two previously separate projects. dp[a] takes dysprosody - a rare speech disorder marked by unconventional shifts of pitch, volume and rhythm - as a model for an alternative grammar of expression. hsh, commissioned for a Dansmakers Amsterdam dance duet, takes its title from the Moroccan haschoema and addresses social control and the silencing of women. Glitch-inflected computer music as ethical and linguistic inquiry.

*2022 stock. 200 copies limited edition* Concept dp[a]. Dysprosody is a very rare speech disorder that can manifest itself in several ways, such as unconventional changes in pitch, volume and rhythm while talking. This could be seen as a nuisance and unwanted deviation on established ways of communication, or as a new opportunity for truly expressing oneself. This is the result of my first attempt on the latter.

Concept hsh. The word Haschoema means ‘shame on you’ and is used in the Moroccan community when someone’s behaviour is inappropriate – especially if that someone is a woman. This single word expresses an understanding, a feeling and a certain tension.

When choreographer Mouna Laroussi from Dansmakers Amsterdam commissioned me to write music for her dance duet revolving around this theme of social control, my assignment became clear: to capture oppression.

Details
Cat. number: MFR046
Year: 2017

Format

Edition of 200 in A5 artwork.

Release notes

Edition of 200 in A5 artwork.

Tracklist
dp[a]
1dp[a] 1_v2.354:02
2dp[a] 2_v2.354:54
3dp[a] 3_v3.384:03
4dp[a]4_v2.715:47
hsh
5hsh 1_v2.516:28
6hsh 2-3_excerpt11:28
Credits
Celina Yavelow
Artwork, Photography
Gagi Petrovic
Composed By, Producer
Jos Smolders
Mastered By
Stephanie Yavelow
Vocals (2)