MEMORIA DE PROFUNDIS

 

MEMORIA DE PROFUNDIS
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  • Artist
  • Genre
    Electronic-Techno-Ethnic
  • Date
    20/12/2013
  • Format
    Digital Download
  • Catalog No.
    APRDT04

Please note that this sound recording is not mastered too loudly. This is in order to retain the dynamic range and subtlety of the music. The DR number shown represents the degree of dynamic range compression and indicates how well the dynamics of the original performance have been preserved. Dynamics are essential to musical expression and enjoyment. Larger numbers imply more dynamic range and less compression.

Mneme of Electron (track 3) Ancient Greek lyrics (taken from the classic work “Περὶ μνήμης” by philosopher Aristotle):

Περὶ μνήμης καὶ τοῦ μνημονεύειν λεκτέον τί ἐστι καὶ διὰ τίν΄ αἰτίαν γίγνεται καὶ τίνι τῶν τῆς ψυχῆς μορίων συμβαίνει τοῦτο τὸ πάθος καὶ τὸ ἀναμιμνήσκεσθαι· οὐ γὰρ οἱ αὐτοί εἰσι μνημονικοὶ καὶ ἀναμνηστικοί͵ ἀλλ΄ ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολὺ μνημονικώτεροι μὲν οἱ βραδεῖς͵ ἀναμνηστικώτεροι δὲ οἱ ταχεῖς καὶ εὐμαθεῖς.
πρῶτον μὲν οὖν σκεπτέον ποῖά ἐστι τὰ μνημονευτά· πολλάκις γὰρ ἐξαπατᾷ τοῦτο. οὔτε γὰρ τὸ μέλλον ἐνδέχεται μνημονεύειν͵ ἀλλ΄ ἔστι δοξαστὸν καὶ ἐλπιστόν͵ οὔτε τοῦ παρόντος͵ ἀλλ΄ αἴσθησις· ταύτῃ γὰρ οὔτε τὸ μέλλον οὔτε τὸ γενόμενον γνωρίζομεν͵ ἀλλὰ τὸ παρὸν μόνον. ἡ δὲ μνήμη τοῦ γενομένου· τὸ δὲ παρὸν ὅτε πάρεστιν͵ οἷον τοδὶ τὸ λευκὸν ὅτε ὁρᾷ͵ οὐδεὶς ἂν φαίη μνημονεύειν͵ οὐδὲ τὸ θεωρούμενον͵ ὅτε θεωρῶν τυγχάνει καὶ νοῶν͵ ἀλλὰ τὸ μὲν αἰσθάνεσθαί φησι͵ τὸ δ΄ ἐπίστασθαι μόνον· ὅταν δ΄ ἄνευ τῶν ἔργων σχῇ τὴν ἐπιστήμην καὶ τὴν αἴσθησιν͵ οὕτω μέμνηται, τὸ μὲν ὅτι ἔμαθεν ἢ ἐθεώρησεν͵ τὸ δὲ ὅτι ἤκουσεν ἢ εἶδεν· ἀεὶ γὰρ ὅταν ἐνεργῇ κατὰ τὸ μνημονεύειν͵ οὕτως ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ λέγει͵ ὅτι πρότερον τοῦτο ἤκουσεν ἢ ᾔσθετο ἢ ἐνόησεν.
ἔστι μὲν οὖν ἡ μνήμη οὔτε αἴσθησις οὔτε ὑπόληψις͵ ἀλλὰ τούτων τινὸς ἕξις ἢ πάθος͵ ὅταν γένηται χρόνος. τοῦ δὲ νῦν ἐν τῷ νῦν οὐκ ἔστι μνήμη͵ καθάπερ εἴρηται͵ ἀλλὰ τοῦ μὲν παρόντος αἴσθησις͵ τοῦ δὲ μέλλοντος ἐλπίς͵ τοῦ δὲ γενομένου μνήμη· διὸ μετὰ χρόνου πᾶσα μνήμη.
διόπερ οἵ τε σφόδρα νέοι καὶ οἱ γέροντες ἀμνήμονές εἰσιν· ῥέουσι γὰρ οἱ μὲν διὰ τὴν αὔξησιν͵ οἱ δὲ διὰ τὴν φθίσιν. ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ οἱ λίαν ταχεῖς καὶ οἱ λίαν βραδεῖς οὐδέτεροι φαίνονται μνήμονες·
Περὶ δὲ τοῦ ἀναμιμνήσκεσθαι λοιπὸν εἰπεῖν. πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὅσα ἐν τοῖς ἐπιχειρηματικοῖς λόγοις ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ͵ δεῖ τι θέναι ὡς ὑπάρχοντα. οὔτε γὰρ μνήμης ἐστὶν ἀνάληψις ἡ ἀνάμνησις οὔτε λῆψις· ὅταν γὰρ ἐγγένηται ἡ ἕξις ἢ τὸ πάθος͵ τότε μνήμη ἐστίν.

TRACKLIST

  1. 1Scream of the Soul (2:51)
  2. 2The Stone (4:44)
  3. 3Mneme of Electron (6:14)
  4. 4Blish (4:21)
  5. 5Serenity (4:20)
  6. 6Organic Engineering (3:54)
  7. 7Melanos (5:26)
  8. 8Swirling Motion (4:37)
  9. 9Still Movement Patterns (5:03)
  10. 10Nature's Rapture (3:50)
  11. 11Underground Vibes (2:28)
  12. 12This is Not the End (4:04)

Total Length: 51:56

Vasilis Angelis in his second full album “MEMORIA DE PROFUNDIS” creates an innovative fusion of electronic, techno, breakbeat and ethnic music.
The artist blends electronic instruments, advanced arpeggios, brasses, bulky strings, electric violin, drum machines and percussion, woodwinds, Cretan lyra and other traditional instruments, odd tribal rhythms and ethnic vocal chants creating an evocative and monumental opus.

    Credits
  • All Tracks Composed, Arranged, Performed, Programmed and Produced by Vasileios Angelis.
  • Recorded by Vasileios Angelis at Apoapsis Records studio.
  • Engineered and Mixed by Apostolos Angelis at Apoapsis Records studio, Trikala, Greece.
  • Additional Sound Engineering: Vasileios Angelis.
  • Mastered by Jerome Schmitt at the AirLab studios in London.
  • Keyboards, Synthesizers, Samplers, Percussion and Drum Programming, Advanced Music Production Systems, Processed Vocals, Sound Design and Various Instruments by Vasilis Angelis.
  • Electric Violin in Tracks 4 and 8 by Alex Papadiamantis.
  • Cretan Lyra in Track 3 by Giorgos Kontogiannis.
  • Trumpet and Trombone in Track 12 by Brant Tilds.
  • Album Design and Artwork by Vasileios Angelis.