{"product_id":"symphonic-songs","title":"Symphonic Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded between the release of \u003ci\u003eSand\u003c\/i\u003e (1977) and \u003ci\u003eLost Secrets \u003c\/i\u003e(1981), \u003ci\u003eSymphonic Songs\u003c\/i\u003e is a formerly unreleased work that chronicles the dynamic shift and development in experimental Swedish composer Ragnar Grippe’s canon. Following his seminal release \u003ci\u003eSand\u003c\/i\u003e in 1977, Swedish experimental composer Ragnar Grippe worked on various art and performance commissions, often returning to Stockholm during the summer months to focus his efforts on his compositional practice. It was there at the famed EMS Studioswhere he began employing the Buchla synthesizer and the facilities multi-tracking capabilities as new instruments to map his mining of sound and movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the late 1970’s, Grippe formed a creative collaboration with choreographer Susan Buirge, specifically writing compositions for her works \u003ci\u003eRestes and Tamis\u003c\/i\u003e, thus pushing Grippe to start working in a more intricate studio environment. These passages inspired Grippe into a more complex layering process that focused more on placement and structure, rather than the aural floods and flourishes of his previous \u003ci\u003eSand\u003c\/i\u003e album, eventually germinating in his first full 24-track composition entitled \u003ci\u003eOrchestra.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter debuting \u003ci\u003eOrchestra\u003c\/i\u003e in 1980 at the Electronic Music Festival in Stockholm, Grippe holed up at EMS Studios with those lessons and the fussy Buchla synthesizer, in which Grippe affectionately recalls needed to be tuned and calibrated every 20-30 minutes. He emerged with a new commission for Susan Buirge later formally titled \u003ci\u003eSymphonic Songs\u003c\/i\u003e and used in her avant-garde theater piece \u003ci\u003eCi-Déla\u003c\/i\u003e which debuted in Paris in 1981. \u003ci\u003eSymphonic Songs\u003c\/i\u003e showcased Grippe’s sound au courant, pushing dense against sparse, calm into cacophonous, using each track as its own intersecting plane. Using the machinations of studio and structure to drive \u003ci\u003eSymphonic Songs’\u003c\/i\u003e voice, Grippe culled a haunting, often cinematic electronic work that dots and darts into unexpected corners with curious aplomb. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its live theater debut over 37 years ago, Dais Records releases for the first time \u003ci\u003eSymphonic Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, one of Grippe’s most ambitious compositions. Artwork packaging by artist J.S. Aurelius (Ascetic House) with reflective linear notes by Ragnar Grippe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2LP - Double Black Vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2LP+ - Double Limited Clear Vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dais","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50449250812235,"sku":"1052566","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fe2e592b-de47-49c9-a84e-cd5269a72324_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727100737","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/symphonic-songs","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}