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Arve Henriksen: Places Of Worship
Supersilent
band / ensemble / orchestra
Arve Henriksen
trumpetb.1968
Jan Bang
live samplingb.1968
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data-original-title="" title="">Punkt, who played on and produced it, so it could rightly have been credited to all three. In a methodology reminiscent of
Jon Hassell
trumpetb.1937
As its title hints, the intention of Places of Worship was to make audible the aura of a selection of religious buildings and ruins, an intention which it easily achieves. The track titles reveal that a range of religions are included and the music reflects that, from the trumpet's plaintive muezzin call on "Adhān" to the subtler, more meditative ambiance of "Bayon." Henriksen's soaring falsetto vocals feature on "Lament" and "Abandoned Cathedral" and are reminiscent of the pure tones of a pre-pubescent choirboy, so serving to strongly reinforce the pervading quasi-religious atmosphere of the album. Of the ten tracks, only "Alhambra" was recorded away from the Punkt studio, and that feels rather like a missed opportunity? Henriksen's trumpet and vocals both cry out to be recorded in naturally resonant spaces such as real places of worship? maybe another time, eh?
The sole exception to the overarching religious theme is the album's closing track "Shelter from the Storm," a song written and sung by Honoré himself. Despite sharing its title with a
Bob Dylan
guitar and vocalsb.1941
Leonard Cohen
vocals1934 - 2016
Track Listing
Adhān; Saraswati; Le Cimetière Marin; The Sacristan; Lament; Portal; Alhambra; Bayon; Abandoned Cathedral; Shelter from the Storm.
Personnel
Arve Henriksen
trumpetArve Henriksen: trumpets, field recordings (1), voice (5, 9); Jan Bang: samples (1-4, 6, 8, 9), programming (6, 9), live sampling (7); Erik Honoré: samples (1, 2, 4, 5), synth bass (1, 4, 6, 8), synthesizers (2, 3, 4), drum programming (2, 3), live sampling (7), vocal (10), instruments (10); Lars Danielsson: double bass (3); Stahlquartett (Jan Heinke: violin; Alexander Fülle: violin; Michael Antoni: viola; Peter Andreas: cello): string quartet (3); Eivind Aarset: guitars (7, 8), sampled guitar (9); Jon Balke: piano (7), sampled piano (9); Ingar Zach: percussion (7); Christian Wallumr?d: sampled piano (3); The Norwegian Wind Ensemble: sampled wind instruments (8); Peter Tornquist: sampled excerpts from "Alba" (8); Rolf Wallin: sampled crystal chord (9).
Album information
Title: Places Of Worship | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Rune Grammofon
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