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Edward Mattila Electrophonic Means Edward Mattila draws upon a wide range of approaches, digital and analog, to creating electronic music: thus the title of this retrospective recording of his works, "electrophonic". But all of his music shares a fascination with the world and its physical environment. Mattila's love of dance and his experience creating music for dancers is suggested by the vibrant movement felt in so much of his work. Some of these compositions, such as 'Caracole' or 'Movements For Computer', were in fact created specifically for dancers. But this same sense may be found in swirling sound textures of the abstract work, 'Repercussions'. The final composition on this recording, 'Dreaming Up The Cosmos', begins with the last line of a poem, 'In Xochitl in Cuicati', which forms the title of this work. The poem is by Francisco Alarcon. 'Dreaming...' is about the forces that pull at comets as they gravitate towards the sun. This phenomenon is sonically suggested here by the interaction of pulsating sounds with gentle, seemingly eternal sweeping, sustained gestures, offering a beautiful ending to this CD. Compositions on 'Electrophonic Means' include 'Caracole' (1991), 'Pelagos' (1992), 'Repercussions' (1987), 'Primordius' (1992), 'Movements for Computer' (1984), and 'Dreaming Up the Cosmos' (1995) which is based on the poem 'In Xochitl in Cuicat'. Buy it!

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