Name: Symphony No2 / Highlander
Brand: Tomasz Sroczynski

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Limited edition

Release date

2023-12-31

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Tomasz Sroczynski

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Modern Composition

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Ici d'Ailleurs

Ici D'ailleurs is an independent French label located in Nancy and created by Stephane Gregoire from the dissolution of the associative label Sine Terra Firma. It was originally known as a compilation released by Sine Terra Firma in 1996, but later became the name of the independent label.

The label has an eclectic editorial line and does not adhere to any specific musical genre. Its success began with the release of Yann Tiersen's third album, "Le phare," in 1998. This allowed Ici D'ailleurs to expand its catalog and showcase both recognized and emerging artists who share a common focus on rich and relevant composition.

In addition to its main label, Ici D'ailleurs has also established two subdivisions. The first is 0101, which focuses on electronic music artists who use a creative process primarily based on electronics. The second is OuMoPo, inspired by the literary movement OuLiPo, which invites artists to remaster parts of Ici D'ailleurs' catalog while adhering to a preestablished charter. This collection includes six albums that combine graphic elements created by JC Menu with new constraints imposed by oupabiens.

One notable project from Ici D'ailleurs is "This Immortal Coil," which pays tribute to the group Coil through reinterpretations by various artists including Yaël Naim, Bonnie Prince Billy, Yann Tiersen,

Mind Travel Serie’s newcomer, Tomasz Sroczynski, a young Polish composer and violinist, offers us an exhilarating and profoundly audacious work. Symphony No. 2 / Highlander is a dazzling work, music that shatters our daily lives with a bang and inevitably intrudes upon us. From the very first movement, ‘Adagio Pastorale’, the violin’s vibrations, through their repetitions and amplifications, draw us irresistibly into the heart of a whirlwind from which it will be difficult to escape. Using a sampler and a harmoniser, Tomasz creates numerous loops that he organises and superimposes, making his work unexpected and innovative: a consummate art of improvisation that makes his creation unique and original. Like nature, alternately peaceful and impetuous, Tomasz passionately alternates phases of 8 serenity and agitation. Far from the traditional methods of composition, his album surprises by its vitality and authenticity. His influences are multiple, one naturally thinks of the great Polish composers of the 20th century: Szymanowski, Lutosławski, Penderecki, Górecki, Kilar. But Tomasz Sroczynski also seems to worship the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and also evokes finding his inspiration in techno, that of Detroit and, more recently, German minimalist techno.

Symphony No2 / Highlander

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