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Eight Studies in Transition, which comes in a cardboard case made to resemble old books, contains four tracks from each artist. The tracks are in a mixed but very logical order, and only the opening track, Succession, is clearly identifiable as a K. Meizter piece. The others could be from either one, and they fit perfectly in the company of one another. It seems very likely that the artists' common shared idea has been the use of pieces, both pure and altered, from classical compositions, and turn those pieces into ambient. There are parts from such works as Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. The method has functioned extremely well, as the result is something clearly new that still pays clear tribute to the original. (The composers used should have, in my opinion, been therefore properly mentioned somewhere on the covers.) The borrowed pieces have been utilized with obvious talent and extremely good taste. This is far, far removed from common cut up -tomfoolery, and if anything, Eight Studies is genre-wise closest to a pleasantly restrained soundtrack from an imaginary art film. The mood of the album breaks a bit during the sixth track, The Life Sentence, but that is the sole exception in an otherwise excellent whole.

A fine, harmonious and balanced album. And especially both original and stylish.

(A special, limited edition of this album also exists, one with a small bonus disc containing one remix track of the other artist's work from both K. Meizter and Horologium, but my review copy did not include that extra material.)

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Horologium & K. Meizter - Eight Studies in Transition

Vanhan kirjan näköisiin pahvikansiin pakattu Eight Studies in Transition sisältää neljä kappaletta kummaltakin osallistuvalta artistilta, sekalaisessa mutta hyvin loogisessa järjestyksessä. Vain avausraidan Succession tunnistaa selkeästi K. Meizterin tuotannoksi, muut ovat varsin yhteismitallisia ja sopivat täydellisen luontevasti toistensa seuraan. Artistien yhteisenä musiikillisena ideana on mitä ilmeisimmin ollut käyttää palasia, niin puhtaita kuin muokattujakin, klassisen musiikin teoksista, ja tehdä niistä toimivaa ambientia.	Artisti: Horologium & K. Meizter Formaatti: CD Levy-yhtiö: Old Europa Cafe Julkaisuvuosi: 2007 Painos: (erikoispainos 150 kpl) Kokonaiskesto: 56:47 Kappaleita: 8
Mukana on osia mm. Musorgskin Näyttelykuvista ja Prokofjevin Pekasta ja Sudesta. Metodi on toiminut erinomaisesti, sillä tuloksena syntyy jotakin selkeästi uutta, joka silti tekee selkeää kunnianosoitusta vanhalle (jonka luojat olisi tosin mielestäni saanut nimetä kansissa). Palasia on käytetty selkeällä lahjakkuudella ja äärimmäisen hyvällä maulla. Tässä ollaan todella kaukana tyypillisestä cut up -hörhöilystä, ja jos jotakin tyylilajia, niin Eight Studies on lähimpänä olemattoman taide-elokuvan hillittyä soundtrackia. Levyn tunnelma hieman katkeaa kuudennen raidan The Life Sentence kohdalla, mutta se on ainoa poikkeus muuten todella kovatasoisessa linjassa. Hieno, harmoninen ja tasapainoinen kokonaisuus. Ja ennen kaikkea omaperäinen ja tyylikäs. (Albumista on myös saatavilla pieni erikoispainos, jossa mukana tulevalla lisäkiekolla on kummankin artistin remix-raita toisen työstä, mutta arvostelukappaleeni ei valitettavasti sisältänyt sitä.) Jiituomas

Takaisin - Kokoelmat - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - Demot

Eight Studies in Transition, which comes in a cardboard case made to resemble old books, contains four tracks from each artist. The tracks are in a mixed but very logical order, and only the opening track, Succession, is clearly identifiable as a K. Meizter piece. The others could be from either one, and they fit perfectly in the company of one another. It seems very likely that the artists' common shared idea has been the use of pieces, both pure and altered, from classical compositions, and turn those pieces into ambient. There are parts from such works as Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. The method has functioned extremely well, as the result is something clearly new that still pays clear tribute to the original. (The composers used should have, in my opinion, been therefore properly mentioned somewhere on the covers.) The borrowed pieces have been utilized with obvious talent and extremely good taste. This is far, far removed from common cut up -tomfoolery, and if anything, Eight Studies is genre-wise closest to a pleasantly restrained soundtrack from an imaginary art film. The mood of the album breaks a bit during the sixth track, The Life Sentence, but that is the sole exception in an otherwise excellent whole. A fine, harmonious and balanced album. And especially both original and stylish. (A special, limited edition of this album also exists, one with a small bonus disc containing one remix track of the other artist's work from both K. Meizter and Horologium, but my review copy did not include that extra material.) Jiituomas