• 1.1. the water seems changed to mist and vapor
  • 1.2. ropes sing in the air
  • 1.3. waiting and watching (version)
  • 1.4. warm murmur in the room
  • 1.5. it moves swiftly forward, throwing up great waves
  • 1.6. on the quay now, waiting and watching
  • 1.7. someone squeezes a concertina, sailors begin to sing
  • 1.8. drawn toward the whirlpool's center
  • 1.9. it moves swiftly forward (version)
  • 1.10. on the quay (version)
12. Mai 2023
Label: FAITICHE
Genre: Elektro

jelinek, jan

seascape - polyptych

SEASCAPE - POLYPTYCH

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One of the most notorious hatemongers in movie history is Captain Ahab from John Huston"s 1956 classic Moby Dick. His manic monologues cast a spell on generations of viewers. Berlin based musician and sound artist Jan Jelinek has now turned the voice of Ahab into a musical instrument. Faitiche presents Jan Jelinek"s soundtrack for SEASCAPE - polyptych, an audio-visual software developed in collaboration with Canadian new media artist Clive Holden in 2022. SEASCAPE - polyptych is based on image and acoustic source material from Moby Dick. While Holden works on manipulating film sequences, the voice of Ahab plays a central role in Jan Jelinek"s soundtrack. The dynamic volume and tone of the captain"s speech control a synthesizer system that turns Ahabs ... read more