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01. ARNE DEFORCE & MIKA VAINIO - Section One: Phlegethon (Stream of Fire)
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02. ARNE DEFORCE & MIKA VAINIO - Section Two: Cocytus (River of Lamentation)
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03. ARNE DEFORCE & MIKA VAINIO - Section Three: Acheron (River of Woe)
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04. ARNE DEFORCE & MIKA VAINIO - Section Four: Styx (River of Rage)
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05. ARNE DEFORCE & MIKA VAINIO - Section Five: Lethe (River of Forgetfulness) Or Oblivion
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06. ARNE DEFORCE & MIKA VAINIO - Section Six: Elysium (Fields of Relief)
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ARTIST
DEFORCE & MIKA VAINIO, ARNE
TITLE
Hephaestus
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
EDITIONS MEGO
CATALOG #
EMEGO 187CD
EMEGO 187CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
5/27/2014
Arne Deforce
is renowned for his passionate and unparalleled performances of contemporary and experimental music. As a soloist, his repertoire consists mainly of solo and chamber music with a special interest in works deemed "unplayable" but "performable" from composers such as
Iannis Xenakis
,
Richard Barrett
,
John Cage
and
Brian Ferneyhough
.
Mika Vainio
was one-half of the minimal electronic duo
Pan Sonic
. His solo works, under his own name and under aliases like
Ø
, are known for their analog warmth and electronic harshness, ranging from abstract drone works or minimal avant techno. In Greek and Roman mythology, Hephaestus was the god of fire; celestial blacksmith; craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes; son of Zeus and Hera; husband of Aphrodite. The river Phlegethon was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, where Hephaestus operated. Plato describes it as "a stream of fire, which coils round the earth and flows into the depths of Tartarus. It is said that the goddess Styx was in love with Phlegethon, but she was consumed by his flames and sent to Hades. On this Editions Mego release,
Hephaestus
couples the rich acoustics of Deforce's cello techniques with the raw expressiveness of Vanio's electronics. The music reflects these ancient symbols whereby each track possesses physical, emotional and psychological states. The journey begins with "Phlegethon (Stream of Fire)" -- a world of sound building in intensity and ferocity as a means of navigating the listener into this other world. Both "Cocytus (River of Lamentation)" and "Acheron (River of Woe)" explore more introspective (ambient) terrain, harnessing the players' ability to conjure discrete congruous textures. From here we are hurtled into the unbridled fury of "Styx (River of Rage)" where the consummation of the individual and eternal agony resides amongst the synergetic logic adopted by the artists and their chosen tools. "Lethe (River of Forgetfulness) Or Oblivion" incorporates small repeating phrases and minimalist motifs which provide a sense of disorientation and dislocation for the traveler/listener while a world of respite is laid bare in the comforting yet brooding closing piece "Elysium (Fields of Relief)."
Hephaestus
is a fascinating journey through the netherworld of human extremity, presented as a combination of pure acoustic and electronic sources and realized in both physical and psychological manifestations. Arne Deforce (cello); Mika Vainio (processing, electronics).
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