Filed under: interview, music, oulipo | Tags: angil, bök, cage, evans, glass, hiddntracks, minimalism, mottet, oulipo, piano, reich
I am cross-posting this with my other, collaborative blog: ghostisland.wordpress.com
A few months ago I found this album by “Angil and Hiddntracks” called Oulipo Saliva, which was built with a great deal of interest in constraint, avoiding the use of the letter “e,” focusing on woodwind instrumentation, the use of an old untuned piano, and even avoiding the use of the key of E.
I would certainly recommend it–a carefully crafted piece at every level. Here’s their myspace page.
With experiments like this, results can be either gimmicky or a wonderful surprise. They are, in this case, pretty dazzling. I wrote a small piece about it and Mickaël must have had a google alert set up for his name, because he dropped me a message and then graciously agreed to have an email conversation with me about his music.
Here’s the text: I think you’ll find that Mickaël is an uncommonly aware, crafty, sharp, interesting, and friendly musician. I’ve let him know that I will be posting this here, and that you may be commenting on it. So, if you have anything to say, make sure to say it.
I would definitely recommend reading the conversation, he’s a lovely guy with a lot of things to say. My apologies for talking so much.
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