ARTURAS BUMŠTEINAS : Epiloghi

'Epiloghi brings together two important sound works by Lithuanian composer and sound artist Arturas Bum teinas; Epiloghi. Six Ways of Saying Zangtumbtumb and Night on the Sailship. These are highly inspired pieces combining layered historical references with a captivating sound world. The first composition is a multiple homage to Luigi Russolo’s manifesto “Art of Noises” (1913), René Descartes’ philosophical treatise “Passions of the Soul” (1649) and Jacopo Peri’s opera “Dafne” (1598). Each of its six parts is a hypothetical epilogue to the lost opera of Jacopo Peri, the earliest known work that is today considered an opera. These epilogues, based on human affects – desire, hate, love, sadness, joy and wonder are paired with one “family of noise” from Russolo’s “Art of Noises” manifesto. Bum teinas uses noise-making machines that were used in Baroque theater to illustrate the phenomena of nature such as wind, thunder, rain, storm and so on, and that can still be found in several historical European theaters. The instrumental parts were composed by employing melodic/harmonic materials from around two hundred different popular melodies from the 16th to the 21st century.
Night on the Sailship is based on recordings of theater noise machines, stage prop and coulisse machinery; an imaginary nocturnal soundtrack for a large sailing ship. Both works were conceived as radio works and Epiloghi. Six Ways of Saying Zangtumbtumb received the “Palma Ars Acustica” Euroradio award for the best Radio Art production of the year 2013.'



Tracklist
Epiloghi. Six Ways Of Saying Zangtumbtumb
1 - Epilogue 1. Desire - Creaking, Crackling, Rustling 2:10
2 - Epilogue 2. Hate - Noises Obtained By Beating On Wood 3:06
3 - Epilogue 3. Love - Whispering, Muttering, Gurgling 6:02
4 - Epilogue 4. Sadness - Wails, Howls, Sobs 6:47
5 - Epilogue 5. Joy - Whistling, Hissing, Puffing 11:24
6 - Epilogue 6. Wonder - Roars, Thunders, Explosions 8:53
7 Night On The Sailship 22:28
Engineer [Recording] – Arturas Bumšteinas

Credits
Composed By – Arturas Bumšteinas
Design – Isabelle Vigier
Engineer [Recording] – Andreas Stoffels (tracks: 1 to 6)
Harpsichord, Fortepiano, Voice – Christine Kessler (tracks: 1 to 6)
Producer – Deutschlandradio Kultur (tracks: 1 to 6), Klangkunst (tracks: 1 to 6), Marcus Gammel (tracks: 1 to 6)
Sounds [Historic Theater Noise-machines And Stage Prop] – Arturas Bumšteinas, Christer Nilsson, Eimantas Ludavicius, John Kapenekas, Kati Schmidt, Per Simon Edström, Sofia Borg
Technician [Harpsichord Tuner] – Markus Fischinger (tracks: 1 to 6)
Voice [Voice Sample] – Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (tracks: 1 to 6)

Notes
Packaged in a gatefold card sleeve.
• "Epiloghi. Six Ways of Saying Zangtumbtumb" for historic theater noise machines and the sounds of stage machinery, harpsichords, fortepiano, female voice and archival recording of F.T. Marinetti's voice.
Theater noise-machines courtesy of: Drottningholm Palace Theater, Stockholm Music and Theater Museum, Arena Theater Institute, Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotha, Eimantas Ludavicius studio.
Special thanks to: Elektronmusikstudion (EMS), Viktoria Tkaczyk, Oliver Sturm, Neele Hülcker, Luciano Chessa.
• "Night on the Sailship": commissioned by ZAM e.V. and Foundation 4.99, premiered as a multi-channel acousmatic composition at Avant Avant-Garde Festival 2013, Cologne.