Webbed Hand’s first release of 2010 is the esoterically-themed experimental works by Materia Confusa. Rich textures and layers of sound convey impressions of the unseen workings of spaces beyond.
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“Musica Universalis” is two works of otherworldly Musique Concrete. The title track is based on the concept of Music of the Spheres and is composed primarily of sounds generated by astronomical objects.
The “maddening beating of vile drums and the thin monotonous whine of accursed flutes” of the final track echoes the Lovecraftian mythos of the blind idiot god Azathoth and his mad dance at the center of the
universe.
–Materia Confusa
Musica Universalis (07:22)
Dance of the Daemon Sultan (09:27)
Recorded and Mixed 2008-2010
Collage by Monica Rene Rochester
Also released as Sonance 004
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All the best!
I need to give both tracks a good listening with headphones on to pick up all the subtleties. That and maybe in complete darkness. Or a single candle.
So far I think I prefer “Dance of the Daemon Sultan” although I do like them both. Especially the way both tracks come into being and
build as they transform. But that is what I remember and like about your other pieces as well. The evolution and dissolution at the end
of “Musica Univeralis” is quite good. The horn work and mesmerizing qualities on “Dance”. They both have some great cavernous, earthy
tones in them that really set the mood. Along with making them somewhat unnerving. Excellent. Thanks again for sharing. Great cover as well!
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