Missive di ordine sapienziale cui fanno eco stratificazioni di suoni/rumori astrali e grevi fraseggi per violoncello sullo sfondo.Brividi di solennità interiore.”
“The sacred breath of CARMINA IN SPIRITUM A • Ω, underlies the gnosis of a vestal of bel canto and of the revealed logos who responds to the name of AimA Lichtblau, accompanied by the talented Evor Ameisie and Diego Cinquegrana.
The incantatory arts that trigger through the invocations collected on the disc (and in the associated book) justify the sense of a work that stands as a place of the spirit.
A sylloge of enraptured odes for a harmonious oratory of devotional formulas to the ancestral divinities, destined to be sublimated in the church registers of the singing offices.
Missives of a sapiential order echoed by layers of astral sounds/noises and heavy cello phrasing in the background.
Chills of inner solemnity.”
Pour son nouvel album, Aima Lichtblau a décidé d’épurer son travail, que l’on avait déjà apprécié avec Les Jumeaux Discordants ou encore Caverne Delle Rose, pour se focaliser sur la voix et les polyphonies. Proches de prières et d’invocations, ces chants mystiques, dédiés aux esprits et aux éléments, n’en sont pas moins dénués de force et de puissance. Dès l’introductif “Invocation to the Muse”, un espace vaste et immersif est créé, soutenu par les nappes sonores synthétiques d’Evor Ameisie (Camerata Mediolanense, NG) et Diego Cinquegrana.
Accompagné d’un livre illustré et de traductions en anglais de ces textes italiens ou latins, ce Carmina In Spiritum s’apparente plus à une œuvre globale et témoigne d’un développement personnel, spirituel et technique. Car Aima sait moduler sa voix, se rapprocher des voies célestes, religieuses ou plus avant-gardistes. Il s’en dégage quelque chose relevant de l’absolu, du mystère primordial. La musique est entièrement au service de ces mélopées éthérées, construite à partir d’instruments acoustiques (violoncelle, harpe), de chants caverneux et de drones électroniques. “Aeternitatis Spiritui” ou “Carmen in Spiritum” (nouvelle version d’un titre qui figurait sur l’album de 2020, Music For Certain Rituals) soulignent la dimension hors du temps de ce travail.
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For her new album, Aima Lichtblau has decided to refine her work, which we had already appreciated with Les Jumeaux Discordants or Caverne Delle Rose, to focus on voice and polyphonies. Close to prayers and invocations, these mystical songs, dedicated to the spirits and the elements, are nonetheless devoid of force and power. From the introductory “Invocation to the Muse”, a vast and immersive space is created, supported by the synthetic sound layers of Evor Ameisie (Camerata Mediolanense, NG) and Diego Cinquegrana.
Accompanied by an illustrated book and English translations of these Italian or Latin texts, this Carmina In Spiritum is more like a global work and testifies to a personal, spiritual and technical development. Because Aima knows how to modulate her voice, to get closer to celestial, religious or more avant-garde ways. There emerges something of the absolute, of primordial mystery. The music is entirely at the service of these ethereal melodies, constructed from acoustic instruments (cello, harp), cavernous vocals and electronic drones. “Aeternitatis Spiritui” or “Carmen in Spiritum” (a new version of a title that appeared on the 2020 album, Music For Certain Rituals) underlines the timeless dimension of this work.
