Iannis Xenakis
Hibiki Hana-Ma / Mycenae Alpha / Polytope de Cluny
Karlrecords
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2022
Includes Instant Download
LP
20.99
KR090 / Includes Download Code
2022 repress, 180g vinyl, insert
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Tracklist
1Hibiki Hana-Ma (1969)18:00
2Mycenae Alpha (1978)9:54
3Polytope de Cluny (1972)24:51

Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) is one of the most important composers of the 20th century avantgarde whose influence on music can be traced to the present day – not only in the world of conservatory-trained composers but also in various streams of current non-academic underground aesthetics such as experimental electronic music, noise and industrial. After he arrived in Paris in 1947, Xenakis not only studied composition with Messian and later became a member of the famous GRM (Groupe de recherches musicales).

His compositions often are based on mathematical principles which give his music an unprecedented aesthetic and “shocking otherness” (The Guardian).