somewhere above by Denis Sorokin
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In this piece were used fragments of "Catalogue d'oiseaux" by Olivier Messiaen's which was recorded for my site-specific video installation "Simurgh" (exhibited at art-residency in Kharangon, Tajikistan on Summer 2024) and znamenny chant of "Jesus Prayer" (basic of monks Hesychasm practice), decoded and recomposed by the three different old-believers books. The poem was written after walking to mountains, especial to this work but not for singing, just like as an addition to music which composition was inspired by the cover image which was shooted during this walk.
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"Somewhere above,
Where the oceans higher than rocks,
A lonely human is praying for us,
As long we believe."
[19 March 2025]
Released in the feast day of Ioannes Climacus the Saint
Dedicated to my teacher Evgeny Orlov
Tracklist
| 1. | somewhere above | 4:13 |
Credits
Denis Sorokin - grand piano, trumpet
Composition, recording, mixing, mastering, cover artwork and poetry by Denis Sorokin in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Piano part recorded on 24 July 2024
Trumpet part recorded on 23 March 2025
With many thanks to Jonbek Jonbekov, Daler Hashimov, Natalia Idrisova, Alexey Rumyantsev, Olim Alimurzaev, Andrey Bashkirov, Gregory Mikhnov-Vaytenko and Evgeny Orlov
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Denis Sorokin is educated as classical and jazz guitarist. He mostly performs music of composers from Wandelweiser, and his own experimental transcriptions of medieval music. He works a lot with Taku Sugimoto, Stefan Thut, Eva-Maria Houben, Anastassis Pillippakopoulos and many other composers. He also plays free improvised music with many musicians using different instruments and electronics.