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voix c​é​ramique (ceramic voice)

from A Portfolio of Compositions by Lina Alexaki

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voix céramique (ceramic voice) is an acousmatic stereo composition, based structurally upon a vocal improvisation. The vocal sounds are supplemented by recordings of flute improvisations performed by flautist Rania Rossopoulou.

The source material of voix céramique is a recorded vocal improvisation I performed in my home studio while recuperating from a serious complication of an autoimmune condition of the connective tissue. My symptoms were sclerotic in nature and I felt my body as if encapsulated within a solid substance. From a technical point of view, with this composition, I explored the potential of fragmenting the recording into sound objects and incorporating their various transformations into an arrangement of sequences. Thematically, my focus was on narrating the distress of experiencing this affliction, with an emphasis on the utterances of crying (lamenting) and laughing, both deliberately forced. Thus, I concentrated on the fluidity of associations that create an analogy between the sound-shapes, the causality of their motion, and my experience of suffering.

The unifying features of this work's sections include the constant use of certain repeating words as an element of coherence. The resulting atmosphere resembles an invocation to Rhea, who, according to Greek mythology, was the mother of the Olympian gods and goddesses, while being the Titaness daughter of Gaia, goddess of the earth and Uranus, the god of the sky.

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from A Portfolio of Compositions, released March 31, 2020

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Lina Alexaki holds a Master of Arts by Research from the University of Birmingham and an Integrated Master of Music from the Ionian University. Her compositional focus is electroacoustic music, using the voice as the primary sound source and improvisation, narrative and worldbuilding techniques as structural elements. She is currently exploring the narrative aspects of non-linear composition. ... more

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