CD / Digital Download, Kvitnu 2011
Credits:
Music composed and performed by Zavoloka.
Vocal: Ukrainian traditional songs by Dania Chekun.
Design by Zavoloka.
CD also contains video "Vedana", made by Laetitia Morais.
Release notes:
Purification by Four Elements: Air, Water, Earth and Fire.
Vedana is an ancient Ukrainian woman name.
Vedana is the pure sensation without emotions.
Vedana perceives the world through intuitive insight.
Vedana flows, melts, drips, crashes.
Vedana Knows.
Dive.
This is second volume from series of albums dedicated to Purification by Four Elements: Water.
The music is composed by Kateryna Zavoloka, transmitting different states of water and how they can be specifically translated to the sound. Low frequencies as a depth, traditional vocal as surface of sonic water. This album is a result of 2-years research, including work at Electroacoustic Music Studio at Academy of Music in Cracow and concerts-performances in collaboration with live generative interactive visuals from Laetitia Morais. It is exploration of Water Element. It is inspired by knowledge about Ukrainian Cossacks-Magicians, so-called Kharakternyky, that could control forces of nature, particularly water. They used to drink spring water to purify their energy and to became undistinguished and fluid as water. To reach inner melting.
Watch Zavoloka "Vedana" video by Laetitia Morais
In press:
...A specific person - through Zavoloka's aquatic imagery - is examined not only as a physically delimited space, but also an intuitive awareness beyond anything tangible. Individuality and subjectivity operate inside and outside corporeal limits. As usual, the Kvitnu artwork speaks to intricate, ecological patterns that surpass easy (verbal) formulation...
Umka
... The more, the easier it incorporates elements of various styles – absorbs, dissolves, combines, converts – and thus remains surprisingly recognizable, does not betray its native riverbed. But – it becomes lighter, more transparent, gentle... It seems that is paces now barely touching the ground. Still, perhaps it should be so with living water...
... Чим далі, тим легше вона вбирає в себе елементи найрізноманітніших стилів – вбирає, розчиняє, сполучає, перетворює – і при цьому дивним чином лишається упізнаваною, не зраджує свого корінного річища. Але – стає легшою, прозорішою, тендітнішою... Здається, йде, вже ледь землі торкаючись. А втім, з живою водою, мабуть, так і має бути...
Big Echo
... Альбом состоит из девяти композиций, каждая из которых раскрывает свою стадию погружения... Обратите внимание, редко когда удаётся найти настолько светлую, кристально чистую пластинку.