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TZOLKIN - Tonahtiu | CD 13,95 EUR
excl.
  TZOLKIN - Tonahtiu 
 
label: Ant-Zen; September 2010;

label-info:
info: tzolk'ins third album's concept is the aural implementation of
aztec mythology's deities. besides tonatiuh as the title, the gods
chosen by the flint glass / empusae collaboration are: quetzalcoatl
(the god of arts, crafts and knowledge, mictlantecuhtli (god of the
dead and the king of the lowest and northernmost section of the
underworld), tezcatlipoca (a central deity, associated with a wide
range of concepts including the night sky, hurricanes, obsidian,
enmity, discord, governance, divination, temptation, sorcery, beauty,
war and strife), tlazolteotl (a goddess of filth, sin, vice, and sexual
misdeeds), xipe totec ('our lord the flayed one', a life-death-rebirth
deity), nanahuatzin ('the sun god', represented as a man emerging from
a fire, originally interpreted as an illustration of cannibalism). the
idea that people were servants of the gods was a theme that ran through
aztec mythology. humans had the responsibility of keeping the gods fed
- otherwise, disaster could strike at any time. the food of the gods
was a precious substance found in human blood. the need to satisfy the
gods, especially the sun god, gave rise to a related theme: human
sacrifice. from the onset, the listener is immersed into an inner
vision of beauty, atrocity. darkness, emotional soundscapes, ambient
spheres and pounding rhythmic patterns. overall the effect is that of
fusing meditative tribal atmospheres with dark voids. ceremonial deep
tones merge with dark ambient industrial music - which is all kept
together by tribalistic electronic grooves and acoustic percussion.
once again tzolk'in achieves musical, technical and spiritual success
without sacrificing critical artistic engagement with apocalyptic
motifs. tonatiuh is an idiosyncratic, ritualistic vision of
post-industrial divination. translating the atmosphere of an ancient
mythic age for the listener of today - while perfectly using today's
technology.
 
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