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Embracing the Light

by Adam_is

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Recorded live at the port of Piraeus on the 6th January 2017 known in Greek tradition as the "feast of lights", "Epiphany" or "Theophany".
It is a recording of the ships at the port blowing their horns in a random way creating an improvisation of drones.
This custom is also "performed" during New Years Eve, where I first heard it in 2010 form a hill in the center of Athens as a faint drone coming from the sea. Since then I have been trying to record it every New Years Eve but without success as the air conditions were not the right ones and also the sound was covered by more fireworks every year.
After my last failed attempt in New Years Eve 2016 I learned that the ships do the same thing a few days later on the 6th of January to celebrate the epiphany of Jesus Christ. I managed to go there but was to late to record it from the beginning and also didn't have a good spot so I had to try again.
In those days I got involved with a dark triad person that tried to destroy my mental well being. Fortunately I managed to survive that and was able to go a year later to the port of Piraeus and record it under the right conditions, hence the title of the composition.

It was released in the RECOGNITION IS THE BEGINNING OF THE CURE compilation.

comakultur.bandcamp.com/album/recognition-is-the-beginning-of-the-cure


REVIEW by Richard Allen @ acloserlisten.com

Embracing the Light achieves something rare in field recording. Certain sounds are considered “Holy Grails” in the industry, as they are unique to time and place. The Epiphany celebration in the port of Piraeus is one of these. On January 6, ships at port blow their horns in such a way as to create a musical piece that comes across a series of drones or an improvising brass band. The horns seem to blow in response to the tolling of bells, creating a dual-toned effect. After many years of unsuccessful attempts to capture a pristine recording of this event, Adam_is finally succeeded in 2017, and now we are the beneficiaries as well. Originally released as part of the compilation Recognition is the Beginning of the Cure, the track now exists on its own, and shines even more brightly as a single work. To listen is to marvel at the very existence of the event, and to consider attending in subsequent years.

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released March 1, 2017

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Adam_is Athens, Greece

Since 2006 he has been organizing DIY concerts as well as composing and performing under the name Adam_is. Between 2010-2013 he performed as the “Black Metal” persona PUTSUM. He has been performing also live as Skållhal, Zombie Penguin & the Glory Holes and with The Cult of the Great Tentacle, Manic Strip Teachers, Idiot Stroszek and The Hipsters of Mercy. ... more

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