Figura, by The Canyon Observer

Figura

by The Canyon Observer

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Kirk Gauthier Wow, what an absolute treat this is! It’s like taking free jazz, black metal, sludge metal, and post-metal, putting them all onto a blender, and then throwing the mixture at a massive canvas. Words honestly fail to give scope to what this album does; all I can say is that it’s nice to see more bands experimenting with sound and genre barriers like KEN mode. This is my first Canyon Observer album, but it certainly won’t be my last. Favorite track: Križ.

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1.	Dih 11:26		buy track
2.	Koža 08:16	lyrics	buy track
Kri rdeča ti teče pod kožo Okostnjak v vreči mesa Sprašuješ se, čemu tvoj konstrukt Ne zapomniš si več poti nazaj Čut, iz roke v roko Iz prstov na dlan Stisnem pest v pest Razmak površin
3.	Slepič 01:37	lyrics	buy track
Levo, desno, levo, desno Kam me pelje pot V glavo, na glavo Popelji me proč
4.	Kri 08:03		buy track
5.	Križ 10:43	lyrics	buy track
Goltaš, rasteš, sluz Skrivljen in boleč Z išiasom prepleten V ušesih mi nabija srce Mravlje mi lezejo pod kožo Bedim celo noč Nespečnost
6.	Jezik 02:52		buy track

about

Figura poskuša redefinirati entiteto benda kot živo formo, ki ne obstaja zgolj samo kot rigorozna, zaključena celota. Figura se amebno spreminja, prilagaja in razvija skozi čas. Predstavlja poskus združevanja posameznikov, ki prihajajo iz različnih glasbenih praks, in s tem širjenja obstoječega bendovega zvočnega spektra ter odpiranja novim izraznim potencialom. Figura stremi k omogočanju in spodbujanju razvoja dolgotrajnejših kreativnih stikov med sodelujočimi glasbeniki.

Osnovno estetsko izhodišče je bilo različne glasbene tradicije, od klasične glasbe, avantgarde 20. stoletja in free jazza do nojza in drugih nišnih glasbenih zvrsti, združiti z ekstremno kitarsko godbo v glomazno, a mestoma tudi nenadejano subtilno zvočno gmoto, ki obstaja na skrajnem obrobju (po)znanega. Ogrodje kompozicij so sestavili člani The Canyon Observer, vendar so bili novi člani vseskozi vključeni v ustvarjalni proces – od idejne zasnove projekta do samega aranžmajskega procesa. Himerično glasbeno kreaturo, rojeno iz tega procesa, tvorijo organizmi vpletenih glasbenikov, ki na albumu puščajo individualne sledi.

Figura je razmišljanje o človeku in njegovemu fizičnemu telesu, sestavljenemu iz različnih gradnikov in organov, ki sami po sebi ne delujejo izven svojega gostitelja. Skozi prizmo anatomije skuša izpostaviti nujnost povezovanja in sodelovanja, kar je možno aplicirati tudi v polje sodobnega družbenega ustroja. V času razkroja solidarnosti in porušenih družbenih odnosov Figura s tkanjem neslutenih glasbenih vezi ter vzpostavljanjem nepričakovanih estetskih povezav odkriva ljubezen in lepoto.

credits

released January 9, 2023

Besede: Gašper Letonja & Jaša Bužinel
Posneto aprila 2022 v Domu kulture Kamnik
Tehnika: Gašper Letonja & Nik Franko
Oblikovalec zvoka: Gašper Letonja
Master: James Plotkin
Oblikovalec: Matic Babič

The Canyon Observer (Figura) so:
Bojan Varga - bobni
Gašper Prus - bobni
Gašper Letonja - kitara
Miloš Miloševič - kitara, vokal
Matic Babič - vokal, trušč
Nik Franko - bas
Jure Boršič - alt saksofon
Jasna Kolar - bariton saksofon
Tadeja Žele - čelo
Katarina Kozjek - čelo

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Avalanš

Apr 2024
soup II

Mar 2024
nima smisla

May 2023
Figura

Jan 2023

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