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LINDE, OKSANA — Travesias
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Venezuelan composer Oksana Linde presents Travesas, her second album released by Buh Records, featuring pieces created between 1986 and 1994 in her private studio in San Antonio de Los Altos, Venezuela. These compositions belong to the same creative period as the works included in her acclaimed debut album, Aquatic and Other Worlds (Buh, 2022).
The pieces Mundos Flotantes, Horizontes Lejanos, and Arrecifes en el espacio were expressly composed for the concert Travesa Acuastral, presented by Linde in February 1991 at the Casa Rmulo Gallegos during the 3er Encuentro de la Nueva Msica Electrnica. This event, produced by Maite Galn in collaboration with the group Musikautomatika, was a milestone in the development of an experimental electronic music scene in Venezuela, which at the time was one of the most vibrant in Latin America.
The name Travesa Acuastral reflects the surreal imagination that inspired much of the artists work. These ideas, centered on extraordinary ways of perceiving reality, also connected with alternative meditation practices such as Reiki, which attracted Lindes attention from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. This period followed her departure from her career as a chemical researcher due to severe health issues. During this time, she composed a series of pieces for meditation sessions, four of which are included in this compilation: Lucirnagas en los manglares, Estrellas I and II, and Kerepakupai vena. The latter references two words from the Pemn Indigenous community in southeastern Venezuela, meaning Salto ngel [Angel Falls]the name of the worlds tallest waterfall, located in the state of Bolvar.
Born in 1948 in Caracas to Ukrainian immigrant parents, Oksana Lindes career is an example of resilience and innovation. After leaving her work as a chemist due to health problems, Linde turned to music, experimenting with synthesizers to create an evocative sound universe. She produced a substantial amount of recordings during the 1980s, many of which remained unpublished until the release of Aquatic and Other Worlds.
Since then, Lindes work has been compared to artists such as Isao Tomita and Suzanne Ciani. Travesas further establishes her as an essential figure in electronic music and continues to unveil one of the most fascinating musical archives of Latin American electronic music.
This compilation is released by Buh Records in a limited edition of 500 copies. It was compiled and annotated by Luis Alvarado, mastered by Alberto Cendra at Garden Lab Audio, with cover photography by Elisa Ochoa Linde, and artwork and design by Gonzalo de Montreuil. This album was made possible thanks to the Ibermsicas fund.
buhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/traves-as
The pieces Mundos Flotantes, Horizontes Lejanos, and Arrecifes en el espacio were expressly composed for the concert Travesa Acuastral, presented by Linde in February 1991 at the Casa Rmulo Gallegos during the 3er Encuentro de la Nueva Msica Electrnica. This event, produced by Maite Galn in collaboration with the group Musikautomatika, was a milestone in the development of an experimental electronic music scene in Venezuela, which at the time was one of the most vibrant in Latin America.
The name Travesa Acuastral reflects the surreal imagination that inspired much of the artists work. These ideas, centered on extraordinary ways of perceiving reality, also connected with alternative meditation practices such as Reiki, which attracted Lindes attention from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. This period followed her departure from her career as a chemical researcher due to severe health issues. During this time, she composed a series of pieces for meditation sessions, four of which are included in this compilation: Lucirnagas en los manglares, Estrellas I and II, and Kerepakupai vena. The latter references two words from the Pemn Indigenous community in southeastern Venezuela, meaning Salto ngel [Angel Falls]the name of the worlds tallest waterfall, located in the state of Bolvar.
Born in 1948 in Caracas to Ukrainian immigrant parents, Oksana Lindes career is an example of resilience and innovation. After leaving her work as a chemist due to health problems, Linde turned to music, experimenting with synthesizers to create an evocative sound universe. She produced a substantial amount of recordings during the 1980s, many of which remained unpublished until the release of Aquatic and Other Worlds.
Since then, Lindes work has been compared to artists such as Isao Tomita and Suzanne Ciani. Travesas further establishes her as an essential figure in electronic music and continues to unveil one of the most fascinating musical archives of Latin American electronic music.
This compilation is released by Buh Records in a limited edition of 500 copies. It was compiled and annotated by Luis Alvarado, mastered by Alberto Cendra at Garden Lab Audio, with cover photography by Elisa Ochoa Linde, and artwork and design by Gonzalo de Montreuil. This album was made possible thanks to the Ibermsicas fund.
buhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/traves-as