John Duncan
Mantra / Ur Sonate
LabelIdeal RecordingsGenreSound Art
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**edition of 200, numbered*Two new vocal based recordings by the conceptual, and ever challenging artist John Duncan. "Mantra" is a piece by himself and is a choral drone that is highly capturing and transcendent. "Ur Sonate" is a classic sound poem by dadaist Kurt Schwitters composed between 1922-1932. The piece was banned from being recorded for many years (by the Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung). This album is something new for Duncan, but also in a way connected to his "Bitter Earth" album for iDEAL.
Release notes
200 hand-numbered copies Mantra - Vocals recorded at Pieve del Pino, Bologna. Onsite recordings made by John Duncan at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi. Composed at Pieve del Pino. Premiered live at Oboro, Montreal for Immersion7. Produced by France Jobin and Oboro. Ur Sonate - Arranged and performed live by John Duncan with participants on 4 March 2017 at Narkissos Contemporary Art Gallery, Bologna. Inspired by a suggestion from Francesco Cossù. Produced by Yelena Mitrjushkin…
| 1 | Mantra | 33:20 | |
| 2 | Ursonate | 23:26 |
