Still Lives

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why we love this

Quietly murmuring layers of field recordings interspersed with the intensity of synthetic tones. Delicate, yet deeply piercing.

about the record

“Still Lives” is the third solo full length by the Finnish composer Marja Ahti, following a pair of releases on the Hallow Ground imprint. As a collection, it may be seen as a series of studies on the liminality of the listening act and an investigation into the physicality of sound. Ahti forges vivid electroacoustic environments from field recordings, analog synthesizers, acoustic feedback, magnetic tape and digital processing, resulting in a set of articulate, prickly, and surprising compositions.


In the artist’s words, “These pieces could be conceived of as vanitas paintings of a kind – selections of mundane or archetypal objects, sounds that have their own distinct qualities, but exist only by virtue of being temporary events. From another angle, one could think of them as shrines – objects assembled and set in a particular relationship to each other, charging each other in their given constellations.” Marja Ahti (b. 1981) is a musician and composer based in Turku, Finland. Originally from Sweden, Ahti has been a part of the Finnish experimental music scene for more than ten years in different constellations. She is currently active in the duo Ahti & Ahti with her partner and as a member of the Himera artist/organizer collective.

  1. 1 - In Ictu Oculi 3:41
  2. 2 - Nox 6:04
  3. 3 - The Bon Voyage 2:37
  4. 4 - Apparitions 5:10
  5. 5 - Shrine (Still Life With Glass Bottle, Flower and Microphone) 3:56
  6. 6 - Orchid House 8:36
  7. 7 - Ashes Over Hatching Eggs 4:57
  8. 8 - The Yard 2:21

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Still Lives

28,00

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  1. 1 - In Ictu Oculi 3:41
  2. 2 - Nox 6:04
  3. 3 - The Bon Voyage 2:37
  4. 4 - Apparitions 5:10
  5. 5 - Shrine (Still Life With Glass Bottle, Flower and Microphone) 3:56
  6. 6 - Orchid House 8:36
  7. 7 - Ashes Over Hatching Eggs 4:57
  8. 8 - The Yard 2:21

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why we love this

Quietly murmuring layers of field recordings interspersed with the intensity of synthetic tones. Delicate, yet deeply piercing.

about the record

“Still Lives” is the third solo full length by the Finnish composer Marja Ahti, following a pair of releases on the Hallow Ground imprint. As a collection, it may be seen as a series of studies on the liminality of the listening act and an investigation into the physicality of sound. Ahti forges vivid electroacoustic environments from field recordings, analog synthesizers, acoustic feedback, magnetic tape and digital processing, resulting in a set of articulate, prickly, and surprising compositions.


In the artist’s words, “These pieces could be conceived of as vanitas paintings of a kind – selections of mundane or archetypal objects, sounds that have their own distinct qualities, but exist only by virtue of being temporary events. From another angle, one could think of them as shrines – objects assembled and set in a particular relationship to each other, charging each other in their given constellations.” Marja Ahti (b. 1981) is a musician and composer based in Turku, Finland. Originally from Sweden, Ahti has been a part of the Finnish experimental music scene for more than ten years in different constellations. She is currently active in the duo Ahti & Ahti with her partner and as a member of the Himera artist/organizer collective.

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