The Heliopolar Egg, by Hartmut Geerken / Michael Ranta

The Heliopolar Egg

by Hartmut Geerken / Michael Ranta

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Boxset. Includes a 12-page booklet with flyers from the period.

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(Disc 1.)
rec. November 25; Baghe Ferdows-Zafaranieh, Teheran, Iran.
rec. December 1; Max Mueller Bhavan, Delhi, India.
rec. December 3/4; Max Mueller Bhavan, Calcutta, India

(Disc 2.)
Rec. December 8; German Cultural Institute in co-op with the Academy of the Arts, Dacca, Bangladesh.

(Disc 3.)
Rec. December 13; Abelardo Inner Green (open air) in co-op with the U.P. College of Music, Manila, Philippines.

(Disc 4.)
Rec. December 15; Korea Drama Center, Seoul, Korea.

(Disc 5.)
rec. December 18, Goethe-Institute, Osaka, Japan.

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Documentary recordings of Hartmut Geerken and Michael Ranta’s November and December 1976 tour of the Middle East and East Asia. Geerken is known for his long relationship with Sun Ra (including compiling a discography), but he wears many other hats too: musician, film-maker, archivist. Ranta is a percussionist best known for his famous “Improvisation Sep.1975” collaborative record with Toshi Ichiyanagi and Takehisa Kosugi. This is a CD reissue of an LP boxset, originally released in 2010 as the last release on the now dormant Italian label Qbico. The tour started in Iran before moving east to India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Korea, and ending in Japan. At their show in Osaka, they played together with Toshi Ichiyanagi. This edition includes the concert with Ichiyanagi, solo performances by Ichiyanagi and Shoko Shida, as well as a rare Delhi performance that was originally only included in the highly limited 6LP edition of the Qbico set. All the tracks overflow with rich multi-dimensionality, providing a glimpse of Ranta and Geerken’s depth as performers.

サン・ラとの親密な関係でも知られる(ディスク・ガイドなども制作)ドイツの音楽家にしてフィルムメーカー、アーキビストなど、様々な肩書きを持つHartmut Geerkenと、一柳慧、小杉武久との共演作"Improvisation Sep. 1975”が最も有名な盤として挙がるパーカッショニストMichael Rantaが行った、1976年11月末〜12月半ばに掛けての中東〜東アジアツアーのドキュメント録音。現在は停止しているイタリアQbicoが、2010年にレーベル最後のタイトルとして発表したLPボックス [The Heliopolar Egg] のCD復刻版。イランに始まり、そこから東にインド、バングラデシュ、フィリピン、韓国、日本と回り、大阪公演では一柳慧とのセッションも披露。本作にはそのセッションを含め、一柳慧、志田笙子のソロ演奏、またオリジナルの6LPエディションにのみ収録されたインドはデリーでのレアな録音も収録。全テイク豊富な多様性に溢れ、両氏の演奏家としての懐の深さが確認出来る。

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