Evgueni Galperine - 'This Town Will Burn Before Dawn' (Theory Of Becoming) | ECM Records

Evgueni Galperine - "This Town Will Burn Before Dawn"
from the new album "Theory of Becoming"

ECM New Series 2744


The ECM New Series debut of Evgueni Galperine is one of the most strikingly original and evocative albums of the year. A composer of Russian and Ukrainian heritage, living in Paris since 1990, Galperine is working with sound, texture and dynamics in new and powerfully expressive ways. As he explains, the sound world of Theory of Becoming represents an “augmented reality of acoustic instruments, created from recordings made with real and virtual instruments. The numerous transformations the instruments undergo allow me to capture their acoustic nature while also adding techniques and colours impossible to produce in reality...” Galperine’s compositions address wide ranging subjects: from the resilience of hope in the face of destruction to meditations on the journey of the soul, as well as travels through space and through the magical forests of Max Ernst’s paintings. Theory of Becoming was recorded and mixed 2020-21 in Paris, at Studio EPG and Studios de la Seine. Produced by Manfred Eicher.

Video by WxChasing - Brandon Clement, produced by MV FILMS

[richardthurston]

Fantastic. One of my favorite records of the year. ECM continues to hit new heights. The new releases by Joe Lovano (Trio Tapestry), Zsofia Boros (El Utimo Aliento), and Bobo Stenson (Sphere), to name only a few, are likewise superb. Another great season of releases from the most important record label of them all. I don't buy as much music as I used to (at age 70 I already have more than I can ever listen to) but I do buy all the ECM 'jazz' releases and most of the New Series as they are released. Bought my first ECM recording, Marion Brown's 'Afternoon of a Georgia Faun' in 1970 and have listened ever since. One of the great cultural enterprises of my lifetime.

[artessence]

Wenn dann unsere Erde so ausschaut – dann wären manche Leute glücklich. Außer, dass sie es selbst nicht mehr erleben werden …😢
Aber die Chancen stehen gut, dass wir es schaffen, dass unsere Welt so aussieht …😢

[goldenlady]

My cells restructured after listening😢

[solidwords]

Instead of airing another "they said/they said" item about the Russian invasion, what would be the effect of a network airing this on the news?

[davidcamelot]

Okay place to visit, wouldn’t want to live there, kinda like Chernobyl nuked 1986… they got radioactive wolves and dogs now

[BKastrosky]

The video is not an abstract animation, people. Many Ukrainian towns and cities destroyed by Russian barbarians look like that. Or even worse. Right now, while you are watching it.