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J. Peter Schwalm: The Beauty of Disaster
ByThankfully, for the time being we do not have too. That said, what of German composer J. Peter Schwalm's The Beauty of Disaster? At first blush and considered as a musical suite, it sounds like a futuristic noir soundtrack providing the sonic ambiance to an undetermined and undefined scene. In Schwalm's work there is evidence of Philip Glass, Arvo Part, John Taverner, and Peter Townsend. There is an undeniable "spiritual" element to this music that is akin to a heartbeat. Additionally, I hear a better behaved version of Rare Noise brother Jamie Saft's Slobber Pup, whose recordings, Black Aces (Rare Noise, 2013) and Pole Axe (Rare Noise, 2015) teach musical dynamics and dramatics at the highest and most intense pitch. Dial the attenuation down on this creativity and Schwalm results. Or, conversely, vice versa.
The Beauty of Disaster is not music to consider closely. Rather it is music to immerse oneself in.
Track Listing
The Anxt Code; Himmelfahrt; The Beauty of Disaster; Stille, Blitz und Donner; Zirkeltriogie; Wunchklangregister; The End and the Beginningl Angstphantasie; Endknall.
Personnel
Jan Peter Schwalm
electronicsJ. Peter Schwaim: guitars, keyboards, all mixing and loops, drums, synths; Keil Catchpole: violas (1); Aevind Aarset guitars (2, 3, 4); Tim Harries: bass (2, 7, 8); Martin France: drums (2, 8); Michael Wollny: pump organ (5); Christine Schultz: grand piano (9).
Album information
Title: The Beauty of Disaster | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: RareNoiseRecords
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About Jan Peter Schwalm
Instrument: Electronics
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