Elliott Sharp - Filiseti Mekidesi (2021) [Hi-Res]

The opera Filiseti Mekidesi by Elliott Sharp is a visceral meditation about the universal search for a safe neutral place. It doesn't tell a linear narrative but uses musical and poetic means (with texts by Tracie Morris, Edwin Torres, and Sharp) to reflect moments and situations in cosmic and human history in particular resonance with current events of great urgency. The virtuoso cast includes Palestinian singer Kamilya Jubran, vocal group Voxnova Italia, and instrumental ensemble Musikfabrik from Cologne. Elliott Sharp has developed a variety of unique compositional strategies that come into play in this work: combinational streams, chains and loops of musical 'molecules', chaotic structures that transform into resonant rhythmic patterns, timbral counterpoint, and extended playing techniques to generate new virtual 'instruments'. Filiseti Mekidesi premiered in September 2018 at the Turbinenhalle in Bochum as part of the RuhrTriennale. This CD comprises live and studio performances.

Tracklist:
1-1. Elliott Sharp, Ensemble musikFabrik - Cosmic Gifts (07:17)
1-2. Elliott Sharp, Ensemble musikFabrik - Humans Move (02:29)
1-3. Elliott Sharp, Voxnova Italia - Enter:Return (02:57)
1-4. Elliott Sharp, Voxnova Italia - Into the Enter (06:25)
1-5. Elliott Sharp, Ensemble musikFabrik - Filiseti Music I (02:44)
1-6. Elliott Sharp, Kamilya Jubran - Under the Thicket (10:11)
1-7. Elliott Sharp, Voxnova Italia - Plutonus (05:44)
1-8. Elliott Sharp, Voxnova Italia - They Killed Us So We Had to Go (01:36)
1-9. Elliott Sharp, Kamilya Jubran - In Liquid State (03:22)
1-10. Elliott Sharp, Voxnova Italia - Tempest (08:33)
1-11. Elliott Sharp, Ensemble musikFabrik - Filiseti Music II (01:42)
1-12. Elliott Sharp, Voxnova Italia - Time to Go (03:26)
1-13. Elliott Sharp, Ensemble musikFabrik - Filiseti Music III (02:21)
1-14. Elliott Sharp, Kamilya Jubran - Sea Maid Takes All (10:06)
1-15. Elliott Sharp, Ensemble musikFabrik - Filiseti Music IV (02:34)
1-16. Elliott Sharp, Voxnova Italia - The Thing You Want (10:33)
1-17. Elliott Sharp, Kamilya Jubran, Ensemble musikFabrik, Voxnova Italia - Enter Return (02:53)
1-18. Elliott Sharp, Ensemble musikFabrik - Filiseti Music V (00:44)
1-19. Elliott Sharp, Kamilya Jubran, Ensemble musikFabrik, Voxnova Italia - Endless MIgration (02:44)