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06.11.2020

Hauntologisk genistreg

Vinyl -terror & -horror: »The Sound Around You«
»The Sound Around You«. © Vinyl -terror & -horror
»The Sound Around You«. © Vinyl -terror & -horror

Camilla Sørensen og Greta Christensen har længe gjort sig bemærket gennem deres koncerter og installationer med fokus på vinylformatet, som bliver behandlet på alle andre måder end den gængse afspilning.

Her hopper og danser pickupnålene mellem brudstykker af klassisk musik, schlager og filmlydseffekter. Døre knirker, ting smadrer, personer hoster, vinylen knitrer og støjer.

De første tre skæringer på The Sound Around You er fragmenterede kollager af mekaniske vinylmanipulationer. Lytteren suges ind i den hauntologiske malstrøm, som så ofte udgør Vinyl -terror & -horrors særegne udtryk.

Vender man pladen, finder man dens spejling: Violinisten George Kentros har transskriberet instrumentalversioner af pladens A-side. Væk er vinylstøjen og det maskinelle udtryk; tilbage står tre befriende, organiske indspilninger. Hermed hjemsøger de levende de døde.

Udgivelsen er enormt vellykket, og instrumentalversionerne er en genistreg, som ikke bare er en underfundig idé, men rent faktisk fungerer på egne musikalske præmisser.

Bill Frisell. © Carole D'Inverno

Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings. From Aaron Copeland and Charles Ives to Bob Dylan and Madonna. His mantra is simple: »I like when it's impossible to tell at first if something is black or white, or country or blues, or whatever«. 

Born in Baltimore, Bill Frisell played clarinet throughout his childhood in Denver, Colorado. His interest in guitar began with his exposure to pop music on the radio.

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»Music has been a healing balm for me.«

John William Grant is an American singer, musician, and songwriter holding both American and Icelandic citizenship. He first came to prominence as a co-founder, lead vocalist, pianist, and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band The Czars. After releasing six albums between 1994 and 2006, the band disbanded, and Grant withdrew from music for four years before embarking on a solo career.

He returned in April 2010 with a critically acclaimed debut album recorded in collaboration with Midlake. Queen of Denmark was named Album of the Year 2010 by Mojo magazine and was also selected as one of the ten best albums of 2010 by The Guardian’s music critics and writers.