Gintas K & Michelle O’Rourke – Sorry Gold (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Industrial, Minimal, Classical.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: This album is a collaboration between Lithuanian artist Gintas Kraptavičius -involved with Modus, and Michelle O’Rourke. The work was conceived for a live performance in Dublin (Ireland) “Sorry Gold”.
Content: This work brings opposites together; it sounds like the symbiosis between pure Experimental and Industrial sound treatments and the voice of a classically trained female singer.
+ + + : “Sorry Gold” took me by surprise for its originality and sonic challenge. It’s not very common to hear Experimental/Industrial sound treatments with a great classically formed vocalist on top. Several parts have been taken from classical compositions by Claudio Monteverdi and especially Henry Purcell. The heavenly vocals inject a sacred touch to the music resulting in different great songs of minimalism.
– – – : I regret some of the tracks aren’t that longer which is probably due to the concept of the work. It’s a pity we only get the music and have to imagine the performance.
Conclusion: Hard to define but simply divine, this production definitely deserves your attention.
Best songs: “Sorry Gold #4”, “Sorry Gold #2”, “Sorry Gold #10”, “Sorry Gold #3.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/Gintask
Label: www.zoharum.com / www.facebook.com/zoharum
About Gintas K & Michelle O’Rourke
Gintas K is the recording name of Lithuanian sound artist and composer Gintas Kraptavičius, born in 1969. His work explores digital and live computer music and granular synthesis, and he has also recorded as part of the Modus project. “Sorry Gold” documents his collaboration with classically trained vocalist Michelle O’Rourke, a work originally conceived for a live performance in Dublin, Ireland, that sets Experimental and Industrial sound treatments against passages drawn from classical compositions by Claudio Monteverdi and Henry Purcell. The album was released on the Polish label Zoharum.
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