Simone FORTI
“Al Di Là”
19,00€
In stock
Saltern presents Al Di Là, the first full-length collection of recordings by renowned dancer/choreographer, artist, and writer Simone Forti. Forti (born 1935, Florence, Italy) has influenced generations of artists through her innovative approaches to dance and movement. Forti is noted for her extensive work with musicians, including Charlemagne Palestine, La Monte Young, Jon Gibson, Peter Van Riper, and Z’EV, among others. With Al Di Là, we hear Forti musically in her own right through a diverse collection of never-before-released pieces, ranging from the early ‘60s to mid-80s, that highlight Forti’s use of her voice, folk songs, handmade instruments, and physical space. The album, compiled by Forti with the assistance of Tashi Wada, includes a rare guest appearance by La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela and features a 28-page color booklet of writings, drawings, and photos by Forti. Al Di Là is a uniquely personal and intimate portrait of one of the truly visionary artists of our time.
From Forti’s liner notes: “I’m awaiting a song from afar, from afar, a song of goodbye from afar. For now I’ve seen the game I was playing, slowly leaving the earth and drifting far among the stars.”
Edition of 550.
Figure de l’avant-garde nord-américaine, la chorégraphe Simone Forti a également travaillé avec de nombreux musiciens tels que par exemple Charlemagne Palestine, La Monte Young, Jon Gibson… Les enregistrements ici présents datent principalement des années 60, ils ont été compilés par Simone Forti et Tashi Wada qui dirige le label. On y ressent une influence des musiques traditionnelles, une recherche vocale marquée par le continuum et la sculpture sonore, une expérimentation dans le collage et un degré de shamanisme non négligeable.
Historique et passionnant !
550 copies + un livret de 28 pages avec textes, dessins et photos.
