Washes of electronic sound that sounds like a wave hitting a beach with a mixture of noise that reminds one of being in an exotic rain forest, or maybe an African landscape. The imagination goes crazy as you hear Léo Kupper's "Electronic Works & Voices 1961-l979." At one moment it can be ambient noise, but there are so many textures involved, and the only human sound is the voice in some of the pieces. One using Artaud's text.
Kupper is a composer from Belgium. There is an organic aesthetic involved in that electronically speaking there are no real instruments. The hums, the washes of sonic sound, and electronics that at times sound like a string section is a soundtrack where one can forget time and space. Although the music does convey a sense of placement, as mentioned before. It's a vague sense of being in nature, but maybe a natural outer space as far as I know.
This is a very formatted and strict music. I find it embracing me in a manner that is personal and therefore has an emotional presence. Beautifully layered with textures within textures, I think this is the perfect music for a quiet evening at home. Traveling without leaving one's room. Exotica music for the adventuresome individual.
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