A book composed from a more ancient book. Palimpsest also describes this dark ambient thematic album, which layers Tuvan and Gregorian chant with electronica timbres and rhythms.

3 MP3 Songs
ELECTRONIC: Ambient, ELECTRONIC: Experimental



Details:
Alexander Bonus' sixth album (his fourth in 2006), continues his exploration into dark ambient sound-worlds. In Palimpsest, Bonus compares, contrasts, and mixes the chant cultures of both Europe and Tuva, digitally superimposingâlike a sonic jigsawâtheir independent forms to find the universalities within these ancient genres. The album is divided into three, fluid tracks, which simulates the reading of a multi-layered, ancient book. It is a musical text written upon an older text: A Palimpsest. Palimpsest is Bonus' most spontaneous, thematic album to dateâproduced over two daysâand is intended as an homage to musical traditions both Eastern and Western, both past and present.