NITSCH, HERMANN — Harmoniumwerk Vol. 9, 10, 11, 12

"3rd double CD in this series, limited to 500 copies. The music documented on this incredible series is deep, intensely psychedelic; there are also the first cultural artifacts to really seem 100% worthy of the cosmic Hubble space photographs that grace their covers. 'Cosmology and empirical science come across the cosmic background noise. The radio telescope still registers the immediate and extreme impact of the big bang today. Black holes represent the abyss without limits. Suns are swallowed, simply sucked up. In the midst of these empty and crowded worlds (anti matter), this sucking silence manifests itself. These harmonic pieces are harmonic meditations, variations of certain colors of sound. Like a kaleidoscope elating, ripe, sweet glowing splendor. Tulip colored silky chasubles transform into notes, sweet must. Fermented sounds mix with strains of hot and cold incense soaking the gorgeous old vestments. This music has ceremonial character. Ceremonial repetitions as if telling ones beads and callings of the cosmos, of infinity and eternity are carried out. The speed of light and the relating (unimaginable) distances are marked off with notes. The depth of the universe is the depth of space withering endlessly. Endlessness. This eternal repetition paints the picture of life into eternity, and the eternal repetition establishes within eternity itself life. If there would be no eternal repetition of time there would be nothing to talk about. The infinite ticking of time, the chain of appearances of life (of beings) puts together what we call being. The happening of the worlds should transform into sounds. The boom, the coming into music of the basic processes of the world of stars should enrich the visual perception of creation.' - Hermann Nitsch, Oct. 1986. " [press release]