16/01/2023
🌟Review of UBU #03 - Matej Sloboda - Doctor ONE & Mistress PULSE🌟
Lucia Maloveská wrote for KlasikaPlus.cz a beautiful article of our third release, the debut profile double disc album by emerging young Slovak composer Matej Sloboda.
Lucia writes:
"On each of the discs of the double album we find three tracks, indicated simply by the word untitled and a number. Most of them, however, have a subtitle, such as a dedication to one of the composers who were an inspiration for Sloboda. In each of the tracks, Matej Sloboda presents a different approach to the slowly unfolding structure. In some places the impression of gradually interlocking surfaces prevails (for example, tracks 4 or 5), while in others we hear more specific rhythmic or melodic procedures (No. 3 or 6). Many of the specifics then become apparent to the listener only gradually, ideally with repeated listening."
and
"At this point it is appropriate to acknowledge the performers themselves (EnsembleSpectrum, edit by UBU C.). It is clear from the whole recording that these are players who have a lot of experience within contemporary music. It is not just a matter of how much they have contributed to the final sound, but also how much they have grasped the vocabulary of these songs. In many of the pieces, Sloboda approaches static through very homogeneous, compact-sounding surfaces, and the playing technique has to adapt to this. It requires unhurried onsets, an absence of vibrato, and gradual changes with no sign of 'stepping'. Without careful attention to these details, the pieces could not work well. The overall technical quality of the recording (sound master Majo Dzubak) clearly contributes to the sound and effect of the compositions."
You can listen and support the recording here👇:
www.ensemblespectrum.sk
www.matejsloboda.bandcamp.com
www.ensemblespectrum.bandcamp.com
or buy the 💿 hard copy, double disc with 16 page english booklet included from ensemblespectrum.sk/store
https://www.klasikaplus.cz/novinka-2/item/8835-pomale-zmeny-jako-vyzva-k-poslechu-debut-slovenskeho-skladatele-mateje-slobody?fbclid=IwAR11T9lzFWVY_r9Vmhin2qZgsddOE0rqY2HEZwrY6nR2nxiA22vAID47GzM
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