He studied computer science in college, and while at university he met Salvatore Adamo, who soon hired Kalma into his touring band on a world tour as a saxophonist and flautist. As a composer of electronic music, Jonathan Fitoussi is engaged in practices of analog and modular synthesis, projects supported by the pioneers of electronic music like Suzanne Ciani and Morton Subotnick.Īriel Kalma, was born in Paris and learned to play recorder and saxophone as a youth. He works on minimalist and contemporary musical forms exploring a fusion of electronic and acoustic sounds with melodic textures, colors and emotions in a cinematographic aesthetic style. Jonathan Fitoussi is a French composer residing in Paris. The results collapse distinctions between “electro-acoustic”, “biomusicology” and “ambient” categorization. Wind melodies, polyphonic color, ambient space, setting modal flute melodies and nature field recordings.

It was originally much longer, adapted here for one side of the LP. The second part is from 1979, recorded with an Indian bamboo flute, saz, electric piano. The first part was recorded in 2017 and played on a floating xaphoon mini sax.

“Flute Meditation” is actually two Kalma pieces blended together. It brings into a lovely meditative state with those long, long ‘pranayama’ breathing notes. “Yin Yang” was conceived by Ariel Kalma in 1975 while taking music lessons in India. A sustained, warm and deep float supported by the centennial pipe organ and the the church’s natural reverb. The track was inspired by readings about the ancient sacred Hindu texts known as the Vedas. “Veda” was composed & performed live on Octoby Jonathan Fitoussi at Gesu Church, Toulouse, France using the 1864 church pipe organ and an EMS SYNTHI synthesizer. The sleeve is printed in the old way, letterpressed with metal movable type as Gutenberg used to do it. The LP is presented in a special limited edition (500 copies) with an extensive booklet including liner notes about the origins of India to help you to immerse yourself in this fascinating civilization while you listen to the music. This time we bring you a cosmic and spiritual ambient journey inspired by one of the greatest ancient civilizations: India. Third volume of 'The Encyclopedia of Civilizations', a collection of split LP's where selected artists offer their own insight into fascinating ancient cultures.

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