RELEASE: Blend
ARTIST(S): Cecilia Tosh
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RELEASE DATE: 2023-04-21
DOWNLOAD FORMAT: 548Kbps, LOSSLESS
FILE SIZE: (25.75 MB)
Blend have 1 TOTAL TRACKS
- Cecilia Tosh – Blend (06:31) 03A, 138
Total Playtime: 00:06:31 min
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“Kotti Island Disc” is a collaborative concept album which provides a foundation for the overall
project “Kotti Island”, a multimedia exhibition at Kottbusser Tor in Berlin in January 2023. In
collaboration with ten artists, various conceptual tracks were produced that are inspired by
Kottbusser Tor. The multifaceted environment of “Kotti”, as it is locally known, offers an ideal
surface upon which to play with and emphasize auditory details that can stimulate the way we
imagine what this place means.
This exploration of Kottbusser Tor began with a series of field recordings made by the musician
Cecilia Tosh, who is also the artistic director of “Kotti Island”. These field recordings, which create
space in between extremes, form the basis of the album. They are collected snapshots, some of
which have been sonically de – contextualised, while others directly reproduce what was recorded
– sometimes interpreting, sometimes documenting. The result is a sample pack composed of
ambient recordings (which have been barely edited), edited recordings (which have been re –
worked), shorter loops (percussive to melodic elements and basses) and vocalists (newspaper
articles, online reports, Wikipedia entries and the artist’s own texts).
The composition of each track was preceded by a meeting with Cecilia Tosh at Kottbusser Tor,
where the space was analysed in both auditory and visual terms and the atmosphere was
absorbed. Afterwards, each participating artist received an individual sample pack with the field
recordings as well as video clips depicting everyday situations at Kottbusser Tor made by Juma
Hamdo and Ja? Miszewski. While the sample pack was meant as an inspiration, each artist was
also required to use at least one element from it when composing.
“Kotti Island Disc” includes ten musical interpretations that show Kotti as a diverse and lively
place. The project is intended as an artistic snapshot of a place in a constant state of flux. It is,
furthermore, an invitation to participate in an auditory journey through Kottbusser Tor accompanied
by ten very different artists.//
