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Ħal Saflieni

by Ocean Viva Silver

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Oracles 05:23
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Or Ores 04:51
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Un train sec 05:19
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Summstein 09:57

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Published by Tsuko Boshi records tsukuboshi.wordpress.com/2022/12/11/ocean-viva-silver-hal-saflieni-soon/

01 The Sleeping Lady
02 Blowing my Own Trumpet with Pebbles
03 Oracles
04 L'Infini me comble et me creuse
05 Or Ores
06 Un train sec
07 Summstein

Petrified sound bodies and twisted instruments. Some of the titles came about in dreams.
This is a study of the physical and transcendental properties of stone as a compositional material. The processed textures, added to the vocals and electronic layers, unleash the mineral 'soul' of 5000 year old rocks and spirits.
As I wandered and explored the ritual uses of stone, I came across the Summstein, a hollowed-out stone intended to create psycho-active auditory effects when one puts one's head inside and hums.
Humming (drone) stones are the remains of ancient cults in various parts of the world, including Brittany.
The most striking one can be found in the Ħal Saflieni troglodyte temple and burial complex in Malta, which inspired the narrative of this album.
With its Neolithic sculpture, the Sleeping Lady, its ochre spiral ornaments and the unique resonances of its Oracle Room, the Maltese Hypogeum triggers a deep image of the distant past in a trance-like state.
A journey from stardust to the womb of the Earth.


Presentation of the album by François J. Bonnet (Kassel Jaeger) in L’Expérimentale, the GRM radio programme on France Musique

The recent release of a new album by Ocean Viva Silver, anagram of Valérie Vivancos, who is a sound artist and musician whom we are very familiar with around here and who has been active in the field of sound and musical experimentation for many years, notably by co-creating with Rodolphe Alexis the Vibrö publication, which proposed, ahead of its time, to intersect and establish a dialogue between artistic reflections and productions, via ever more challenging topics. Still with Rodolphe Alexis, she created the duo OttoannA, before presenting solo works and establishing new collaborations.

The album we are about to listen to is entitled Ħal Saflieni and draws its inspiration from two sources: firstly, stone as a sound body and material, and secondly, the troglodyte funerary complex of Ħal Saflieni, located in Malta, whose various architectural elements provide a thread for this sensitive and inspired exploration of lithophonic worlds. What I find quite remarkable in this album is that the focus on stone is not limited to a series of studies but rather serves as a springboard, with a fine intention, for a poetic and musical statement. One really finds a generosity in the materials, in the hybridizations between recorded elements and electronic sounds, which sometimes reminds me of Bernard Parmegiani, although with Valérie Vivancos time is a little more suspended, preferring to the energetic maestria of Parmegiani, a slower, more contemplative time of observation. To my mind, this generates a work with a great personality. Quite a fine record indeed!"

Composition and mixing: Ocean Viva Silver
Mastering: Nicolas Charbonnier/Tsuku Boshi
Digital release: Laurent Guerel/Tsuku Boshi

Tracks 1 to 6 composed at Watt Studios throughout 2022
Track 7 composed during a residency at GRM Studios, commissioned by Anne Montaron for Creation Mondiale on France Musique in 2021

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released December 20, 2022

Thanks:
Anne Montaron, Claudia Wegener, Laurent Guerel, Nicolas Charbonnier, Stéphane Gobaut-York, Félix Gobaut-Giscard, the GRM crew.

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Ocean Viva Silver Paris, France

Born by the Mediterranean OVS sailed the Anglo-Saxon undercurrents for 11 years. Her travels have led her to the ports of Sète, Liverpool, Copenhagen, San Francisco, New York, Lisbon, Rio, Recife, Phuket, Waterford, Hong Kong for drifting and performing.
Her practice explores composition, art and writing protocols, interweaving life, fiction and "curious" experiences.
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