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Sutekh: On Bach

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Artist: Sutekh
Title: On Bach
Format: CD
Label: Creaked Records
Rated: * * * * *
Active since the late 90s with the Sutekh moniker, Seth Horvitz has many releases at his active on a lot of record labels such as Leaf (UK), Soul Jazz, Force Inc./Mille Plateaux, M_nus and his own Context Free Media. ON BACH is his fourth album and it is a follow up to the work he presented in February of 2009 at the historic Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, where Sutekh was invited to perform at a special event entitled "Bach to the Moon". Sutekh were the only electronic act in the program, which included an incredible roster of classical musicians. Having the freedom to chose how to inspire his compositions having as reference the music composed by Bach, Seth opted for a complex web of pulsating sounds which in balance from experimental intuitions, rhythmical and melodic references to the original scores which surface here and there, create a particular mood. It's surprising how mixing minimal techno, experimental ambient and chaotic moments, Sutekh have been able to honor a classical music composer without making the open minded listener shouting "what is this stuff?", but this is what happened. You can preview the album at this page http://soundcloud.com/cloudcreaked/sets/sutekh-on-bach

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