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Contents: Undoubtedly one of the most noteworthy electronic music releases of 2019. This latest album from Berlin-based Italian composer Caterina Barbieri, released on Editions Migo, the long-established Austrian electronic music label that has launched the careers of artists like Fennesz and Emeralds, is now available on CD exclusively in Japan. A masterpiece of delicate yet grand soundscapes, highly recommended for fans of Krautrock and post-rock. Caterina Barbieri is an Italian composer who explores themes of machine intelligence and object-oriented cognition through sound, focusing on minimalism. "Ecstatic Computation" is Caterina Barbieri's new full-length album, following her critically acclaimed 2017 2LP, "Patterns of Consciousness." The album revolves around the creative use of complex sequencing techniques and pattern-based movement to explore the products of human cognitive and memory processes, ultimately inducing a sense of ecstasy and contemplation. The calculations shift from a state of formal automatic writing to a creative and psychedelic practice to generate temporary hallucinations. It is a trance state, a surprise at where the perception of time is distorted and provoked. The rapid permutations of equally nervous and ecstatic patterns allow for a state in which time is both still and moving. Is this driving music moving forward or backward? This question lies silently beside the thrilling and perplexing moments of the problem at hand, as long as present perception is constantly amplified and refreshed in an endless sense of loss, rediscovery, and self-orientation. This is a truly ecstatic, psychedelic, and trance-filled masterpiece from one of the most noteworthy musicians of today. Media reviews and more: Undoubtedly one of the most noteworthy electronic music works of 2019. Italian composer Caterina Barbieri, based in Berlin, has released her latest album on Editions Migo, a long-established Austrian electronic music label that has launched the careers of artists such as Fennesz and Emeralds. This album is now available on CD exclusively in Japan. A masterpiece of delicate yet grand soundscapes that will enchant fans of Krautrock and post-rock. (C)RS
