Falls Rolls from Genklang by Cirklen
This single was the first excerpt from the piece “Genklang” (Danish for resonance), which is a collaboration between Cirklen and the Danish choir ensemble MidtVest Girls' Choir. Genklang is a modern take on church music, composed for the unusual constellation of six acoustic guitars and classical choir.
“Falls - Rolls” is an uplifting journey through a landscape where playful melodies intetwine with the ancient solemnity of the church space. The song unfolds as a constant alternation between earthly pulsation and heavenly expanse: The voices of the choir stretch towards the church vaults, while guitars march through the aisles. The melodies bloom like flowers between the expansive notes of the choir before they are flooded by the resonance of the church. A meditation on the tension between the celestial and the corporeal, between the metaphysical connotations of the church and the presence, particularity and transience of the body.
The single is the first ever release from Cirklen, who has been active since 2009 with a variety of pieces, collaborations and concert formats – spanning techno, sound art and contemporary dance.
Tracklist
| 5. | Falls Rolls | 6:14 |
Lyrics
Ah ih uh
Di-i-i di hi hi
Va-a-a vah ah ah
Kå-å-å hå hå
Credits
Copyright 2020 Anders Holst & Niels Bjerg
Cirklen consists of Emil Palme, Anders Holst, Niels Bjerg, Samuel Hällkvist, Lars Bech Pilgaard and Mika Forsling.
MidtVest Pigekor is directed by Dorte Bille
Singers: Agnete Mortensen, Agnethe Birch-Jensen, Amalie Bülow Friis, Caroline Andsager, Emma Holm Najbjerg, Freja Oppelstrup Iversen, Henriette Rabjerg, Isabella Trabjerg Medhurst, Jemimah Berthelsen, Johanne Katrine Bjerre, Josefine Bang Lauridsen, Juliane Hestbech, Laura Gadager Madsen, Laura Jee Nurmisto, Line Meilby Østergaard, Lærke Boddum Holbøll, Margaret Torba, Marisela Lopes, Mathilde Bundgaard, Nadia Liv Alstrup, Sarah Elisabeth Thusholt, Sofie Brahe, Mørch Hauge, Victoria Birkmose, Signe Laugesen, Cecilie Holm Holst, Emily Nielsen, Caroline Brahe Mørch Hauge, Frida Isabel Bjerre, Adriane Davelaar Hansen, Kristine Elmann Berentzen, Anastasia Trostmann Jørgensen, Caroline Bergholdt Hald og Katrine Dupont-Mersing
License
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Since 2009 the Danish guitar sextet Cirklen, lead by Niels Bjerg and Anders Holst, has explored music in relation to spatial experience. They started as an all electric guitar clubbing-experience surrounding the audience with huge amps, but have since gone to produce acoustic music as well.