Hekate (Konstantinos Karathanasis, 2013) is a Greek goddess associated with crossroads, gates, liminal places in space and time. The moon, fire, herbs and poisonous plants, magic, witchcraft, angels and ghosts are her dominion. She rules over earth, sea and sky, and accompanies the souls of the deceased to Hades, holding torches in her hands. In late antiquity she is known as Savior who embodies the Cosmic Soul. The piece is written for Bendir, a special type of frame drum with snares, finger cymbal, and ankle bells. The sound of the Bendir creates powerful images associated with shamanism, mysticism, rituals, ecstasy, healing, and femininity. The composition showcases nocturnal and other field recordings captured by the composer in Greece. The computer tracks the attack and the dynamics of the instruments and reacts by using various live processing techniques, which include multiple delays, phase vocoding, live sampling, frequency shifting, and harmonization among others. Hekate is dedicated to Patti Cudd.
Executive Producer: Konstantinos Karathanasis
Producer: Konstantinos Karathanasis
Engineering and Mastering: Konstantinos Karathanasis and Chris Jacobs
Session Producers: Konstantinos Karathanasis and Ioannis Andriotis
Recorded at: University of Oklahoma, School of Music, Computer Music Studios
Year piece recorded: 2016
www.ou.edu/finearts/music/faculty-staff/konstantinos-karathanasis.html
from
Eos,
released January 28, 2021
Executive Producer: Konstantinos Karathanasis
Producer: Konstantinos Karathanasis
Engineering and Mastering: Konstantinos Karathanasis and Chris Jacobs
Session Producers: Konstantinos Karathanasis and Ioannis Andriotis
Recorded at: University of Oklahoma, School of Music, Computer Music Studios
Year piece recorded: 2016
www.ou.edu/finearts/music/faculty-staff/konstantinos-karathanasis.html