God Tier

Trollheart · 05-14-2021, 07:32 PM

Thanks for making the efforts, guys. Really appreciated.
I have to say, I'm about the opposite of a Van fan. I don't hate him - nothing against him necessarily - but his music and his voice bores me. I will admit to liking this one though.

Lisnaholic · 05-15-2021, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

Out of over 30,000 pieces of physical music and
over 1 and a half million digital tracks that I have,
this piece towers above them all.

A friend from Norway reminded me, back in 2003,
that I had told him back in the early 80s, that,
even tho I thought the idea of a "god" was just
pure nonsense, this piece was the closest I'd come
to some kind of deity recognition. We then sat near
the mixing desk in the middle of a performance space
listening to the complete work, completely surrounded
by speakers while Stockhausen himself guided the
sounds throughout the hall. In the later years, I would
be tutored by Stockhausen (as "klangregissseur") using
this very same work. Even tho it's a work that has had
multiple essays, academic papers, and even full books
written about it, it's a work that is essentially ineffable.

I am surprised once again by how connected you are to musicians of international stature, rostasi! Your listening-experience story is difficult to top, and made more sense when I read how Hymnen was conceived as a quadrophonic piece.
I listened to about 45 mins of it but found it pretty difficult tbh. Perhaps I'll return to it again later.

rostasi · 05-15-2021, 11:12 AM

Quad was the original, but all concerts were (and are still) presented in 8-channel surround,
so that was an added extra to the experience. A challenge too when working the soundboard.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Thanks for making the efforts, guys. Really appreciated. I have to say, I'm about the opposite of a Van fan. I don't hate him - nothing against him necessarily - but his music and his voice bores me. I will admit to liking this one though. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

05-15-2021, 11:12 AM	#23 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	Quad was the original, but all concerts were (and are still) presented in 8-channel surround, so that was an added extra to the experience. A challenge too when working the soundboard.