<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 18px; "><a href="http://www.discogs.com/Philippe-Petit-Off-To-Titan/release/2368114">http://www.discogs.com/Philippe-Petit-Off-To-Titan/release/2368114</a></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><br></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; ">OFF TO TITAN</span></div><div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">(a rework
of Gustav Mahler's first symphonic poem)</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times">AN EXTRACT there:</font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/philippepetit/off-to-titan-extract">http://soundcloud.com/philippepetit/off-to-titan-extract</a></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; "><a href="http://www.myspace.com/philippepetit">www.myspace.com/philippepetit</a></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><br></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">KARL Records / Format: CD + Digital <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: medium; ">(from sept. 3<sup>rd</sup> on)</span></span></font></p><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12px; "><a href="http://www.karlrecords.net/">www.karlrecords.net</a></span></o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; "><a href="http://www.myspace.com/parakusisproduktions">www.myspace.com/parakusisproduktions</a></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></div>
<h1><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Philippe Petit: turntables + electronics</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Kumo
(Jono Podmore): theremin + electronics</span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><br></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">"Post-Classical"
soundtrack </span></font></b><u><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">FOR
FANS OF</span></font></u><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"> Gustav Mahler – Philip Jeck – Bernhard Herrmann - Luis & Bebe
Barron's "Forbidden Planet" - Kumo...</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">In
a previous century Gustav Mahler composed a symphony named "Titan".
Created in search of a work that echoed industrialism and society in the
nineteenth century. Philippe Petit believed that even if firmly rooted into
Classical it was announcing what Contemporary music would become so it sounded
natural to recontextualize, add new flavours by having something constantly
modern in there.</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Philippe
began work on a recording of the original symphony - re-editing,
time-stretching, distorting, filtering. He then sent the result to Jono Podmore
as a backing track. Who began work with his theremin and electronics by
identifying areas he could enhance or develop or even alienate further from
their original form, and then set to work improvising and layering new material
into the piece, mindful of the collage aesthetic in Mahler's work. Jono sent
the results to Philippe who began mixing both works and further processing the
result. </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">In
a way reminiscent of "2001, A Space Odyssey" offering romantic music
in an ultra modern design which set the orchestra in a new space... </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">A
little bit like if Bernhard Herrmann had scored the glorious "Forbidden
Planet" sci-fi classic, listening to the soundtrack, the Titan you're
heading for is Saturn's biggest moon! </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">May
the stars be with you... </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">The
backing track is now being transcribed for full orchestra by David Plate in
Köln as both intend to play the piece live: Philippe Petit and Kumo on
electronics with a full symphony orchestra - it should be quite an event...</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">A
journalist for various magazines and radio as well as a musical
activist, PETIT now celebrates his 25th year of sharing his musical
passions Pursuing a tradition he had started with his
"Reciprocess" project, given away with The Wire magazine issue 301,
Petit is benefiting from the talent of Jono Podmore, aka KUMO,
who has been part of the electronic scene since the 80's and collaborates
with Irmin Schmidt from the legendary Can.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumo_(musician)">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumo_(musician)</a></span></font></p><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div>
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