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History of Another Time
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Global Beat Fusion, History of Another Time >>
"Rather that they should direct all efforts toward the discovery of the unknown, suppressing conventional techniques to let the already internalized language find its way spontaneously," writes Judit Frigyesi in her expansive Béla Bartók and Turn-of-the-Century Budapest. "After internalizing all that had been expressed in art, the genius withdraws into himself in order to create anew." What Bartók accomplished nearly a century ago, Yugoslavian saxophonist/composer Boris Kovac continues. Taking the various folk musics of Hungary, Serbia and Romania and spicing the mix with clarinet and accordion, Kovac creates a palatial theater on his momentous World After History (Piranha, Aug 9). Kovac and crew La Campanella create this score of an identity-uncertain region, borrowing elements of rock and political awareness for his jazzy soundfare. Don’t think guitar rock, but rocking out with violins and classical guitar. This is not hard music, however, the depth is in its subtle penetration. Kovac creates long, creeping symphonies that are more potent sedatives than drilling rhythms. World After History, like his prior efforts The Last Balkan Tango and Ballads at the End of Time, is future classical, as nimble and light as it is charged. As a result of his theater passions, Kovac takes the empty space of sound and fills it majestically. 08/01/05 >> go there
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