Cisfinitum
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Cisfinitum is a post-industrial noise project from Moscow, Russia. It was started in the late 1990s by composer and musician Eugene Voronovsky and has drawn significant attention as one of the most uncommon and distinctive on the national experimental scene. Cisfinitum has an emotional sound lying within the boundaries of drone ambient
and noise.
Cisfinitum's leader, Eugene Voronovsky, graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory as a professional violin
ist. In his music, he uses classical instruments such as the violin, the piano and percussion along with sounds considered "non-musical", such as a coffee grinder or dying man's breath, processed with analog and digital technologies. Cisfinitum can be called the industrial-ambient reading of academic music.
"Cisfinitum is the sound of eternity
. I've always wanted to create the music of Russian cosmos, music capable of expressing information about Russia that is impossible to reveal by means of words. They call this 'drone' overseas, but I prefer to define it 'metaphysical ambient'", claims Eugene. Their releases have been issued on various labels, such as Entity
, Insofar Vapour Bulk, Waystyx, Ewers Tonkunst, Mechanoise Labs and Monochrome Vision. They have performed live at festivals and other venues.
The band's work in-progress is a collaboration with Rapoon
.
Drone music
Drone music is a minimalist musical style that emphasizes the use of sustained or repeated sounds, notes, or tone-clusters – called drones. It is typically characterized by lengthy audio programs with relatively slight harmonic variations throughout each piece compared to other musics...
and noise.
Cisfinitum's leader, Eugene Voronovsky, graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory as a professional violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist. In his music, he uses classical instruments such as the violin, the piano and percussion along with sounds considered "non-musical", such as a coffee grinder or dying man's breath, processed with analog and digital technologies. Cisfinitum can be called the industrial-ambient reading of academic music.
"Cisfinitum is the sound of eternity
Eternity
While in the popular mind, eternity often simply means existence for a limitless amount of time, many have used it to refer to a timeless existence altogether outside time. By contrast, infinite temporal existence is then called sempiternity. Something eternal exists outside time; by contrast,...
. I've always wanted to create the music of Russian cosmos, music capable of expressing information about Russia that is impossible to reveal by means of words. They call this 'drone' overseas, but I prefer to define it 'metaphysical ambient'", claims Eugene. Their releases have been issued on various labels, such as Entity
Entity (netlabel)
Entity is a netlabel specialising in experimental electronic music. The label was established in 2003 by Belgian musicians Jan Robbe and Nico de Gols, working under the monikers UndaCova and Kaebin Yield, respectively...
, Insofar Vapour Bulk, Waystyx, Ewers Tonkunst, Mechanoise Labs and Monochrome Vision. They have performed live at festivals and other venues.
Discography
- Landschaft (2000)
- V (2003)
- Bezdna (2005)
- Malgyl (2005)
- Coniunctio (2006)
- Tactio (2008)
- Music of Light
- Mental Travellers
The band's work in-progress is a collaboration with Rapoon
Rapoon
Rapoon is a musical project of Robin Storey, a former member of Zoviet France, who has released material on notable independent labels such as Staalplaat, Soleilmoon, Manifold, Beta-Lactam Ring, and Lens Records.- Selected discography :...
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