Concerto for organ, electronic keyboards, percussions and integrated orchestra, op. 49, (1997-2002). Czech Integrated Ensemble - conducted, organ and other keyboards played by author. Extensive composition, in contours of classical form. Opus is characterised by thematic spurts, erupting in desultory pulses and, exhausted, dying away in a mass of industrial sounds, without consequent ending of idea. The industrial matrix is also a space and energy source for volcanic activity proper. The solo role of the organ is surprisingly not dominant and its parts are often taken over by other instruments. Produced by Tom Saivon. Time: 44 min. Released in May 2007 by Italian label Ars Benevola Mater, both separately and as a part of the author's set of works entitled "The Assent to Paradoxon". MP3 preview: Part IV. Ensemble. Orders: order@arsbenevolamater.com and other contact e-mail addresses (see right). Review: Maurizio Pustianaz

VLADIMÍR HIRSCH / SENSE GEOMETRY

Conceptual album, based on fictive, geometric symbolism of certain mechanisms of the human psyche. The author calls this musical form of mathematical theory “fractal musical geometry”. To this purpose he uses signals of intervals, rhythm, structure and instrumentation logic. Sound is component, creating a simply structured, yet emotionally tense atmosphere, where the lightly industrialised or noise instrumentation of the compositions plays the role of the chaotic and likewise irritating element, the hypnotic rhythm than the role of order’s go-between, pointing attention’s direction to another levels of seeing things. Performed by author (electronic keyboards, pianos, drums, programming). Produced by Tom Saivon. Time: 68 min. Released by Italian label Ars Benevola Mater in September 2006. MP3 preview: Circles In Tetragonal Structure. Orders: order@arsbenevolamater.com and other contact e-mail addresses (see right).

VLADIMÍR HIRSCH / THE ASSENT TO PARADOXON

Since September 2006 has been stepwise released the set of 8 Vladimír Hirsch most important solo works on 7 discs (500 copies each), partially separately, partially as a box set with the name "THE ASSENT TO PARADOXON". The set includes following projects: SENSE GEOMETRY, CONCERT INDUSTRIEL POUR ORGUE, NONTERRA, conceptual continuation of LES SCENES ARDENTES (vol.2), EXORCISMS (vol.2) and main author´s symphonic works on two discs SYMPHONIES No. 2 & 3 and SYMPHONY No.4. Unifyied covers design created by exceptional Czech conceptual photographer Jan Vávra. with cooperation of author. All discs, whether separately or as component of the box-set are released by Italian label Ars Benevola Mater. All albums produced by Tom Saivon.


AGHIATRIAS / ETHOS

4th AGHIATRIAS album ETHOS was released 2nd May 2006 by Czech label Epidemie Records in special tripack packaging (see photo). The fourth and as before thematic album of the formation, accomplishing its own concept of so-called integrated music that represents a confrontation in broad dimensions of contemporary classics, dark-ambient, noise and industrial. The central motif of this album is the refusal of broadly accepted materialistic view of the world and its future, demonstration of awareness of historical lapse of the human in relation to that what transcends him, well thought out attack against the "soul swallowers" supporting pathological mechanisms of hidden, nevertheless sophisticatedly planned process leading to the suppression of spirituality. First live appearance of the album took place at Prague club "Rock Café", May 3, 2006.Total time: 54 min. Album produced by Ars Morta Universum. MP3 preview: Autodivine. Orders : info@epidemie.cz and other contact e-mail addresses (see right).

SKROL / DANCES AND MARCHES

The 3rd SKROL album (the basic version dates from June 1997) can “boast” the longest deferment of studio adaptation. The dominant theme is one of abandonment of a socially unacceptable individual, who seeks the raison d’etre of his existence and of the world, where he is forced to live, its premises, theorems, their impeachment and yearning for catharsis. The compositions often emanate from a sort of gaping void, akin to an open chasm. Yet it is not a void in the proper sense of the word, since within we feel the presence of something beyond our rationality. It gives the impression of a broad respiring depth, whose dark mouth is surrounded by human mass, where truly specific, emotionally wrought faces surface from anonymity. Released 2005 by DAGAZ MUSIC (www.dagaz-music.com). Distributed byEquilibrium Music. MP3 preview? Heights Of Despair. Orders also on standard contact addresses.



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