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NOVAK, YANN - Relocation. Reconstruction

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: Line LINE_045 Release Year: 2010 Note: melancholic immersion drones, recordings of 'pure, moving atmosphere'; very recommended work (one long piece), back in stock ! "Novak explored the multitude of emotional states experienced during and after the relocation of one's life... Textures, tones and faint melodies drift in and out of audible perception, never standing still, always in a state of becoming and disintegration.." - ed. of 500 copies, last copies Price (incl. 19% VAT): €13.00 More Info "Relocation.Reconstruction is derived from the sound elements of the three installations in Yann Novak's solo exhibition Relocation at Lawrimore Project (May 2009). In the original exhibition, Novak explored the multitude of emotional states experienced during and after the relocation of one's life. With this latest work, Novak continues his exploration into this theme a year after the initial event that inspired him, with the new insight that although he has arrived at his destination, the relocation process is far from over. By utilizing the altered sounds of the previous works as a point of departure, Relocation.Reconstruction retains some of the moods and themes of its predecessors, but reconstructs them into a slowly evolving, immersive composition. Textures, tones and faint melodies drift in and out of audible perception, never standing still, always in a state of becoming and disintegration. Through the development of this static, yet dynamic state, a familiar sense of melancholy arises from these simultaneous experiences of discovery and loss." [label info] www.12k.com "On 12K sub-division Line we come across Yann Novak, whom we mainly know from his releases on his own label Dragon's Eye Recordings (which is effectively started by his father but re-launched by Yann). Primarily his work deals with installations, whereas the releases are the documents thereof. 'Relocation.Reconstruction' is 'derived from the sound elements of the three installations in Yann Novak's solo exhibition Relocation at Lawrimore Project'. Its impossible to say what Novak uses sound wise here. It might be anything from field recordings, computer software to heavily treated instruments, but these forty-two minutes don't give a clue. Its an one piece work that slowly moves - relocates, perhaps - from the dark opening ground of the first thirteen minutes, but in which slowly dark, hidden melodies seem to slip in and then, ever on the move, it arrives in a much lighter territory, which forms the last eleven minutes. One could think of a transition from night to day, dark to light, from a crowded city into an empty field, earth and moon - well, you get my drift here? Its an absolutely fine piece of some of the more darker drone music around, entirely crafted through digital means (I guess), but with a great warmth to it. Very nice." [FdW / Vital Weekly]