DANIEL LENTZ Lips DL Unseen Worlds UW049

 

Daniel Lentz new album is actually a set of archival recordings from between 1965 and 1989. Before the actual digital era and Pro Tools or any other software that is being used at the moment among the composers community - Unseen Worlds brings a unique blend of free flowing piano and other instruments in modern classical composition along with pre-prepared vocals and spoken word together in something uniquely poetic.

The moments encapsulated in this compilation are truly something - theatrical and somewhat impossible to hear from anyone composing currently. It reminds me definitely of waves and waves of compositional trends as well as established festivals of modern classical music. 

The experimentation within those notes is definitely worth of listening and reminding ourselves of how much has/hasn't changed in certain aspects of musical composition.

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released May 31, 2024

Cover art: Daniel Lentz, "ecLIPSe", crayon

Mastering: Stephan Mathieu

Above and beyond: Bradford Ellis

Additional design: D. Norsen

North American Eclipse (1974)

Recorded by: Sveriges Radio Oscarskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden

Date: 1976-09-23

Ensemble: San Andreas Fault

Conductor: Daniel Lentz

Musicians:

Daniel Lentz: Piano, Voice

Peggy Huff: Voice, Recorder, Percussionist

Catherine Darling: Transverse Flute, Various Instruments

Sholly von Stein: Voice, Recorder, Percussionist

Garry Eister: Voice, Guitar, Recorder, Piano, Percussionist

Stan Carey: Voice, Guitar, Recorder, Percussionist

Barbara Imhoff: Harpa, Piano, Voice, Recorder, Percussionist

Els van Wingerden: Cast, Light & Sound

Song(s) of the Sirens (1973)

Recorded at: Westlake Studio, LA

Date: 1975

Ensemble: The Montagnana Trio

Musicians:

Caroline Worthington: Cello

John Gates: Clarinet

Delores Stevens: Piano

Fünke (1965)

Recorded in: Hilversum, The Netherlands

Date: 1967

Ensemble: Fünke Quintet

Musicians:

Rien De Reede: Solo Flute

Theo Bles: Piano

Staf Schouten: Bass

Willy Goudswaard: Vibraphone

Hans v.d. Berg: Drums, Percussion

Talk Radio (1989)

Recorded in: Milwaukee, WI

Conductor: Kevin Stalheim

Soloist: Jessica Karraker

Ensemble: Present Music Ensemble

Keyboards, Sound Design and Digital Sonic Archeology: Bradford Ellis

Producers: Daniel Lentz, Bradford Ellis

Uitoto (1980)

Recorded at: Music Annex studio, Menlo Park, CA

Date: 1980

Producers: Daniel Lentz, Garry Eister

Requiem: In Memoriam Wolfgang Stoerchle – Songs in a Medieval Manner (1976)

Tracks: Requiem, Kyrie, Dies Irae, Liber Scriptus, Recordare, Lacrymosa

Recorded by: Sveriges Radio Oscarskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden

Date: 1976-09-23

Producers

Curt Carlsson

Per Skans: Presenter

Ensemble: San Andreas Fault

Conductor: Daniel Lentz

Musicians:

Daniel Lentz: Piano, Voice

Peggy Huff: Voice, Recorder, Percussionist

Catherine Darling: Transverse Flute, Various Instruments

Sholly von Stein: Voice, Recorder, Percussionist

Garry Eister: Voice, Guitar, Recorder, Piano, Percussionist

Stan Carey: Voice, Guitar, Recorder, Percussionist

Barbara Imhoff: Harpa, Piano, Voice, Recorder, Percussionist

Els van Wingerden: Cast, Light & Sound