2017 iDEAL 167 Limited edition CD in 200 numbered copies released by iDEAL.
Download available on Bandcamp
MANTRA
John Duncan vocals, field recordings.
Vocals recorded at Pieve del Pino, Bologna.
Onsite recordings made by John Duncan at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi.
Composed at Pieve del Pino.
Premiered live at Oboro, Montreal for Immerson7 produced by France Jobin and Oboro.
UR SONATE
Written by Kurt Schwitters
Arranged and performed live by John Duncan with participants on 4 March, 2017 at Narkissos Contemporary Art Gallery, Bologna.
Inspired by a suggestion from Francesco Cossù.
Participants
Bruno Armeni, Sofia Braga, Alarico Bruni, Christian Capone, Ingrid Checchi, Edoardo de Cobelli, Yelena Mitrjushkina, Ivan Pjevcevic, Giusy Ranieri, Carlo Ronchetti, Davide Tozzoli, Nicola Vinciguerra, Massimiliano Zani.
Audio recording by Roberto Monari
Cover photo © Gillian Leigh Bowling
Video
Sofia Braga
Ivan Pjevcevic
Live video stream
Sofia Braga
Produced by Yelena Mitrjushkina for Narkissos Contemporary Art Gallery, Bologna.
Mantra is a choral drone that is highly capturing and transcendent. Also used as the soundtrack for Duncan’s video HORROR OBSOLETE: Endless Mardi Gras.
Ur Sonate is a classic sound poem by dadaist Kurt Schwitters composed between 1922-1932.
This album is something new for Duncan, but also in a way connected to his BITTER EARTH album for iDEAL.