The Power of Trance: A Journey from Indonesia to Roskilde
A world so distant from the inferno of Roskilde that one can hardly see where the ends meet. But they do, that night at Roskilde.
A world so distant from the inferno of Roskilde that one can hardly see where the ends meet. But they do, that night at Roskilde.
It is hard not to feel almost physically exhilarated by the album’s intense contrasts between presence and destruction.
Det er svært ikke at blive nærmest fysisk begejstret over albummets intense kontraster mellem nærvær og smadder.
On half of the tracks Hammerstrøm demonstrates that he is capable of creating truly beautiful music.
De har en bivuak, et par kirker og en kulturfestival – i nordnorske Kirkenes er folk beredte, hvis det værste sker.
They have a bivouac, a couple of churches and a cultural festival – in northern Norway, Kirkenes, people are prepared if the worst happens.
This is an album as happy to shout as it is to slither.
Dette er et album, der lige så gerne råber, som det snor sig.
»Kirstine Fogh Vindelevs diskrete lydside til power-forestillingen 'Animal' skaber tiltrængt vejrtræning i Alexandra Moltke Johansens fortættede tekst.«
»De små skrattende bib-lyde fra satellitternes resonans skabte også musik.«
»The small crackling beep-sounds from the satellites’ resonance also became music.«
Hvordan balancerer komponister mellem inspiration, lån og appropriation? Musikalsk skabelse har altid været en dialog med fortiden og omverdenen – men hvor går grænsen mellem kunstnerisk udveksling og etiske dilemmaer?