Polevaya: Electric Scent - COMPACT DISCS

Polevaya: Electric Scent - COMPACT DISCSTitle: Electric Scent Artist: Polevaya Label: Ravello Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 300844059487 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2019 11 15 Number of Discs: 1 On Ravello Records, London composer and saxophonist Sophya Polevaya offers ELECTRIC SCENT, a series of 19 instrumental meditations on the mythic power of flowers and perfumery. Polevaya's mastery of both composition and performance shines from the outset of ELECTRIC SCENT. Polevaya performs on

Title: Electric Scent
Artist: Polevaya
Label: Ravello
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 300844059487
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2019-11-15
Number of Discs: 1

On Ravello Records, London composer and saxophonist Sophya Polevaya offers ELECTRIC SCENT, a series of 19 instrumental meditations on the mythic power of flowers and perfumery. Polevaya's mastery of both composition and performance shines from the outset of ELECTRIC SCENT. Polevaya performs on more than a half dozen instruments throughout, including saxophone, cello, and harpsichord, yet her music is anything but traditional. Rather, she liberates these instruments from some of the frowsty confines of the Western canon and pushes them to their physical limits. The album opens with the throaty drone of a cello announcing a singular tone as harpsichord, saxophones, and a collection of found objects flutter and spark around it. In one fleeting miniature after another, Polevaya explores the tension between piercing tones and rasping cries, inviting the listener to consider more deeply every instrument's distinctive timbre and the additional sonic layers created by effect pedals and loop stations. Each track jolts the listener into new appreciation, from the spritely, arrhythmic saxophone line of Tiger Lily to the surreal, electroacoustic manipulation of "Chypre." Like a perfumer concocting rich, mystifying aromas from potent botanical fragrances, Polevaya stirs together an extraordinary collection of sensory delights in ELECTRIC SCENT. The album is a not-to-be-missed work, speaking directly to the compelling artistic prowess of Polevaya.

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