Ábris Gryllus, David Somló // Every Day TAPE

Hungarian experimental musicians Ábris Gryllus and Dávid SomlóLimited to 2023 pieces from Slovakian experiment/ambient label Warm Winter in October 3This is a released collaborative cassette.

Originally, the work was mixed down to stereo as an installation.It is an ultra-minimal work where the sound changes according to the daily statistical data about the pandemic.DL code included.

Below is a commentary by the label.

"Every Day" is a new collaboration between two contemporary Hungarian composers and artists, Ábris Gryllus (The Death of Rave, Farbwechsel) and Dávid Somló.Originally conceived as an installation and premiered at the 2 Budapest Autumn Fes, 'Every Day' is a document of grief, a daily dry statistic about the covid-2022 pandemic, both physical and emotional. An attempt to make it concrete.

By transposing Hungary's daily data on the pandemic into musical parameters, the composers were able to create a musical and communal experience that envelops the listener and invites deep thought.in BudapestAt Autumn Fes, the song was played from 3 three-metre-high pillars that symbolize the counties of Hungary.Here, "Every Day" is mixed down to a stereo file, but it retains its tragic, mournful character.

The song's musical texture and intensity follows the wave of the pandemic, as daily statistical numerical changes affect pitch, volume, rhythm, timbre, tone and other musical parameters.Its lonesome tone recalls church bells that are resonant, constant, lonely and unyielding, and its perpetual character evokes the strangeness of time in times of pandemics.with GryllusOn "Every Day," Somló condenses two tragic and bizarre years into 2 minutes of audio. ”

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Includes DL code. Edition of 100. FULL PROGRAM REPEATS ON BOTH SIDES. 

Tracklist:

1. Every Day 37:21

Warm Winters Ltd.

"'Every Day' is a new collaborative piece by two Hungarian contemporary composers and artists, Ábris Gryllus (The Death of Rave, Farbwechsel) and Dávid Somló. Originally conceived as an installation and premiered at the 2022 edition of Budapest Autumn Festival, 'Every Day ' is a document of grief, and an attempt to render the dry daily statistics of the Covid-19 pandemic into something that is both physically and emotionally tangible.

Transposing the Hungarian daily data of the pandemic into musical parameters, the composers were able to create a musical and community experience, one which surrounded the listener and encouraged deep contemplation. During the Budapest Autumn Festival, the piece was played from 20 three-metre- high columns representing the counties of Hungary; here, 'Every Day' is mixed down to a stereo file, but its tragic, mourning character remains intact.

The musical texture and intensity of the piece follows the waves of the pandemic, as the numerical changes of the daily statistics affect the pitch, volume, rhythm, timbre, tone and other musical parameters. Its forlorn tone is reminiscent of church bells – resonant, incessant, disconsolate and unyielding – and its seemingly everlasting character a reminder of the strangeness of the passage of time during the era of the pandemic. On 'Every Day' Gryllus and Somló condense 2 tragic, strange years into ~40 minutes of audio, a gesture simultaneously futile and invaluable."

Artist : Ábris Gryllus, David Somló

Label: Warm Winters