ARIADNE

https://ariadne-music.bandcamp.com

ARIADNEAriadne is an A/V experimental sacred music duo comprised of Christine Papania (voice, electronics) and Benjamin Forest (electronics). With a focus on interspersing the ritualism of ancient spirituality and the secular iconography of the postmodern, Ariadne flawlessly bridge the two worlds through their intricate musical compositions, striking digital visuals, and captivating live performances.Stabat Mater, released 27 October 20171. wounds renew2. mother weeping3. nourishment4. she beneath5. burning sphere6. fragile veils7. black vein8. on your knees9. shell10. fount of love11. pierce me through12. nailed to my body13. veil of water14. scab15. grief divine16. fetus lily17. cast down the flesh of your body18. feeble heart19. half-open mouth20. streams of mercyStabat Mater is a 20 movement cycle of audio/visual ecstatic visions from experimental sacred audio/visual duo ARIADNE. The cycle is being released as a purely musical work on cassette tape and as an interactive audio/visual web based experience. Stabat Mater is heavily inspired by the visions of female Christian mystics Hildegard von Bingen and Teresa of Ávila. The lyrics for Stabat Mater include adaptations of writings from these mystics fused together with text taken from surrealist poet Aase Berg’s With Deer and Dark Matter (both translated by Johannes Göransson and published by Black Ocean).DIGITAL / WEBGLThe audio/visual version of the album is implemented as a web based 3D interactive experience, wherein each of the 20 visions are depicted as an integrated audio/visual experience. The visuals are generative and use real-time audio analysis, physics simulation and user input to determine the animation so that each experience is unique.- Experience the first interactive / webGL single “grief divine” here: http://www.ariadnedigital.net/releases/stabat-mater/webgl/experience.html?track=15-grief-divinePHYSICAL CASSETTEIn contrast to the interactive digital sanctuary, the cassette version serves as a physical relic for these visions and represents another path to experiencing the audio material. The dualistic nature of ARIADNE is fully realized by the balancing of digital creation with analog reproduction, professionally duplicated onto hi-fi Chrome+ tape stock. The format was also chosen for its encouragement of uninterrupted listening sessions, with movements transitioning seamlessly into one another and purposefully shedding the burden of listener interaction. The physical version is being released in “light” and “dark” editions with inverted cover art, case and cassette colors for each, with both featuring multi-panel artwork and full lyrical transcripts.- Purchase cassette here: http://aurisapothecary.org/shop/ariadne-stabat-mater/Released by Auris Apothecary

Category: Arts & Entertainment

State: New York

Country: United States of America (US)

Currency : USD

Platform: Bandcamp

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