Węgłowski's music incorporates minimalist and spectral techniques, combined with electronic music elements like field recording, sampling, and Max MSP programming.
Recording & Production
The album's creation involved making specific sound effects from previously recorded improvisations, using recitations, melodeclamations, singing, and instrumental sounds as pre-compositional material.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Węgłowski believes inspiration is for amateurs; his music is a product of countless hours, absolute discipline, and maximum concentration in his studio.
Composition History
The album's texts combine fragments from the Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes, which reflects on the transience of existence, with the Jewish prayer Modeh Ani, a thanksgiving for returning to life from sleep.
Composer Biography
Stefan Węgłowski, born in 1985, is a composer, producer, and live performer who teaches at the Faculty of Media Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Stefan Węgłowski, the composer, views music as a continuous process of change and evolution, requiring constant engagement.
Compositional Technique
The album's melodic structure is based on traditional Jewish music, while its sound-tone structure combines acoustic and electronic frequencies.
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