This episode of Friends & Fiends features a first – Japanese ambient pioneer Yoshio Ojima's debut mix, "Ode to St.GIGA - Walk through a stream of the Ilissus"
FROM THE GREAT DIVIDE HE EMERGED.
ONE FOOT IN THE WRETCHED.
THE OTHER IN THE SUBLIME.
FORWARD CLUB FOR A BACKWARD ERA.
LIVING WILL KILL HIM.
LIVING GATLATO.
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At the heart of this mix lies the authentic Ukrainian folk polyphony, painstakingly researched and astonishingly performed by the Drevo ensemble. I put it into the broader European context, complementing it with unconventionally raw Early Music recordings by Graindelavoix and Ensemble Organum, as well as some helpful bridging-the-gap digressions, like traditional Sardinian polyphonic singing by Tenores de Oniferi, eastern orthodox hymns brought to life by the Kyiv Chamber Choir and recent renditions of the Ukrainian baroque partes-songs by the Partes Ensemble.
At the heart of this mix lies the authentic Ukrainian folk polyphony, painstakingly researched and astonishingly performed by the Drevo ensemble. I put it into the broader European context, complementing it with unconventionally raw Early Music recordings by Graindelavoix and Ensemble Organum, as well as some helpful bridging-the-gap digressions, like traditional Sardinian polyphonic singing by Tenores de Oniferi, eastern orthodox hymns brought to life by the Kyiv Chamber Choir and recent renditions of the Ukrainian baroque partes-songs by the Partes Ensemble.