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Aphex Twin - Kenneth Hesketh:
Polygon Window
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| - After Aphex Twin’s Polygon Window – |
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| Instrumentation: Percussion Ensemble |
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| Categories:
Stress
Chase
Highway
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| Description: |
When I was asked to prepare a track by Aphex Twin for the London Sinfonietta in 2005 I felt that this track had chord and rhythmic elements that could be utilised in a way that would be interesting.
After all, the idea of a form that is polygonal (many sided) and refractory (window) intrigued me. I was sure from the beginning that I didn't want to make a version that simply replicated the CD track in real time. My idea in developing the Aphex Twin track was to gradually morph the track into a much more complicated form. A highly complex acoustic texture and a meeting of both musical worlds was my goal.
CD: London Sinfonietta, WARP Records WARPCD144
What I hoped to achieve was a representation of the original submerged within a kaleidoscopic view of itself, becoming greater than the sum of its original parts. One early reviewer called my version of Aphex Twin "an overpowering tsunami." At the least, I hoped to create a new entity refracted through external contemporary classical music influences. (Kenneth Hesketh) |
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