Graves And Orchestra Pits s/t CD

Graves And Orchestra Pits s/t CD

Graves and Orchestra Pits is a transcontinental duo utilizing guitars/electronics/drums in order to create an ecstatic and unique sound mixing raw power with modern composition, subtle electroacousic alchemy and sonic maximalism. They create a stunning kind of meta-music that sound anarchic and futuristic at the same time. In 2008 composer/musician Daniel Vujanic began to shape vibrant bodies of sound. Atmospheric guitar lines, morphing drone clouds, minimalist patterns and crunching electronics that wouldn't fit into the aesthetic and musical parameters of his previous projects (Baja, Höhlenmusik Ensemble, E Jugend). The compositional results were demanding a very specific rhythmical backbone. One that could underpin and enforce Vujanic's distillation of euphoric noise, hallucinatory constructivism, and the hollow bones of rock 'n' roll. That's the point where drummer Yoshihiro Kikuchi came in. An integral part of Japan's vivid noise music scenery and also a colorful percussionist, he manages to combine massive minimalism, dense improv and ritualistic polyhythms. The self-titled debut album effortlessly creates a blissful intensity with its additive compositional approach, sounding orchestral at times employing strings and synthesizers as well as sparse injections of glockenspiel, found sounds, piano, vibes and woodwinds. The distinctive front cover talks about the mystic whoredom of death, a motif that has existed throughout rock 'n' roll's underground history. This artwork stands on the same tradition, but alters the detailed elements in whole, from the inside by contemporary editing approaches by Kikuchi, to resonate with sound contents. The real dead bodies photos were scanned, colored, printed, and collaged, scanned again and combined with typography.