JOZEF VAN WISSEM ANNOUNCES NIHIL OBSTAT DUE 4/24 VIA IMPORTANT
TOURING THIS FEBRUARY
HEAR THE SINGLE "WHERE YOU LIVED & WHAT YOU LIVED FOR"
Off the heels of his collaboration with auteur Jim Jarmusch, composer & lutenist, Jozef van Wissem is pleased to share his first single, "Where You Lived & What You Lived For" off Nihil Obstat (Latin for "nothing stands in the way"), due April 24th on Important Records. The track is hypnotic, uplifting & a somber reflection on life & the afterlife. Take a listen.
Jozef van Wissem is devoted to what he terms “The Liberation of the Lute”. Taking an experimental approach to Renaissance and Baroque forms of lute music, his compositions for the instrument have involved a dynamic mix of conceptual, minimalist, classical and improvisational strategies, seamlessly bridging the language of 17th century music with that of the 21st, without compromising the timbre and resonance of traditional lute playing techniques.
Over the last two decades, van Wissem has variously used cut-and-paste tactics, field recordings, free improvisation, and createdpalindromic compositions by playing pieces forwards and then backwards. The resulting sound world is at once meditative and surprising, new and arcane. Mirror image melodies are formed that step up and then back down seemingly without end, thus eschewing traditional linear progression and climax, instead maintaining a constant level of intensity. This music doesn’t demand concentrated listening, but rather brings the listener into a state of concentrated listening.
Jozef van Wissem is devoted to what he terms “The Liberation of the Lute”. Taking an experimental approach to Renaissance and Baroque forms of lute music, his compositions for the instrument have involved a dynamic mix of conceptual, minimalist, classical and improvisational strategies, seamlessly bridging the language of 17th century music with that of the 21st, without compromising the timbre and resonance of traditional lute playing techniques.
Over the last two decades, van Wissem has variously used cut-and-paste tactics, field recordings, free improvisation, and createdpalindromic compositions by playing pieces forwards and then backwards. The resulting sound world is at once meditative and surprising, new and arcane. Mirror image melodies are formed that step up and then back down seemingly without end, thus eschewing traditional linear progression and climax, instead maintaining a constant level of intensity. This music doesn’t demand concentrated listening, but rather brings the listener into a state of concentrated listening.
TOUR DATES
2/11 Pittsburgh, PA - Melwood Screening Room !
2/12 Cleveland, OH - Now That’s Class
2/13 Detroit, MI - MOCAD
2/14 Chicago, IL - Hideout
2/15 Madison, WI - Good Style Shop
2/16 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
2/17 Milwaukee, WI - Opry
2/18 Nashville, TN - Downtown Presbyterian Church
2/19 Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light
2/20 Asheville, NC The Double Crown
! = w/ Diego Barra film
! = w/ Diego Barra film
JOZEF VAN WISSEM
NIHIL OBSTAT
(IMPORTANT RECORDS)
APRIL 24th, 2013
1. How You Must Have Suffered
2. Apology
3. Where You Lived & What You Lived For
4. Nothing Stands Between Us
5. Whatever She Lacks She Turns To With Diligence
6. Patience In Suffering Is A Living Sacrifice
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