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The Empire Never Ended by Erik B​ü​nger

from Pandemic Respite by Jonny Axelsson

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The Empire Never Ended (2013) by Erik Bünger

The Empire Never Ended is a transcription, using musical notation, of a 1948 recording of a person speaking in tongues. The person is believed to be in a state of trance and the vocalisations have not been recognised as belonging to any known human language. We know nothing about the mother tongue of the speaker, nor about the faith.
During a performance of the piece the original recording is played back in a speaker system while one or many musicians follow the recording and the notation as closely as possible in unison and octaves. The piece operates at the intersection where complete control and total lack of control coincide. To perform the piece a musician will have to summon all precision and all concentration. At the same time he/she will have to put these very same abilities in the hands of a power beyond any human control. A power we know nothing about.

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from Pandemic Respite, released December 22, 2022

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Jonny Axelsson Stockholm, Sweden

As a composer JA received commissions from various ensembles, choreographers, filmmakers, institutions. Member of the Swedish Composers Association, he achieved great recognition as a percussionist, performing all over the world and featured on numerous CDs. Experienced interpreter and improviser he developed his own “musical voice” with great esthetical width and influences from several genres. ... more

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