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Lovecraft

by Raz Mesinai

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1.
Azathoth 01:33
2.
Hypnos 01:03
3.
Nyarlathotep 01:57
4.
The Alchemist 05:19
5.
The Re-Animator I 05:07
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The Re-Animator II 07:59
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The Re-Animator III 01:52
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The Re-Animator IV 03:59
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The Re-Animator V 01:54
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The Re-Animator VI 04:16
11.
The Re-Animator VII 04:36
12.
The Thing on the Doorstep 02:51
13.
The Beast in the Cave 03:05
14.
What the Moon Brings 04:30
15.
The Whisperer in Darkness 03:43
16.
Lovecraft's Childhood (fin) 01:15

about

"Lovecraft, it turns out, was a complicated man who, apparently, remained afraid of just about everything that resided on the side of the 'other' throughout the majority of his life, which living in Brooklyn for a time only seemed to escalate. The reasons for this can be many, for one his childhood was tormented, having to see both of your parents institutionalized at different times can’t be good for someone. However, my goal with these compositions is not to point a finger at another fearful man or speak on why he was afraid, or even of whom (Jordan Peele can tackle that one better than I can) but, instead my job is in bringing his nightmares to light in the sonic realm, outside of words completely, by utilizing graphic notation to organize interactions between people, in hope to shed light on the phenomenon that when someone such as Lovecraft converts those fears to art we find a nightmare that we all mutually share." - R

Part of the "Wordless Worlds" series of electro acoustic compositions and sonic interpretations of the works of great storytellers, these pieces were composed and recorded during the late 90's and early 2000's, utilizing graphic notation (book forthcoming), analog tape and an EMU-E6400 for arranging and processing. Remastered in 2022.

Please note: The song titles for Lovecraft differ from that of "Kafka", as in they are not referring to those stories in particular, although one can move them around and will in different times apply to areas of any of Lovecraft's stories.

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released April 23, 2022

Musicians:
Drums/percussion:
Tim Barnes
Ches Smith (The Re-Animator I-VII)
Raz Mesinai

Strings:
Mark Dresser
Mark Feldman
Ralph Farris
Eyvind Kang
Okkyung Lee

Tuba:
Marcus Rojas

Piano/electronics:
Raz Mesinai

Composed, conducted, arranged, recorded, mixed and mastered by Raz Mesinai.

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"Raz Mesinai is a musical Ibn Battuta, spanning continents and eras foreshadowing the future." - Hisham Aidi, author of 'Rebel Music: Race, Empire and the New Muslim Youth Culture' ... more

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