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Christina Vantzou

No. 3

Album 'NAº3' from Christina Vantzou is the result of a twoyear process of composing arranging rearranging experimenting and melding classical instruments with synths and electronics Recorded in Belgium with a 15piece ensemble of strings horns woodwinds and microchoir the tracks vacillate between orchestral ambient soundscapes and more structured works that the composer refers to as 'pillars' The internal core of the record however is unwaveringAll tracks head in the direction of otherworldly drones surrounded by soft subtle and sometimes intense veils or points The structured tracks mark a new direction for Vantzou Whereas 100 of the music on 'NAº1' and 'NAº2' was composed without time structure or steady click the pillars on 'NAº3' adhere to a solid mathematical scheme Perhaps Vantzou's day job as a math teacher is starting to have an inï¬#uence 'NAº3's virtual instruments and voice samples hearken back to Vantzou's time with The Dead Texan speciï¬#cally tracks like 'Aegina AIrlines' and 'When I see scissors I cannot help but think of you' The synths on 'NAº3' were given special attention and were recorded over a 2 week period using a DX7 Yamaha CS20 Roland Juno6 and a selection of eurorack modular synths making 'NAº3' very much a hybrid record both symphonic and synthbased To complete the album Vantzou made 2 slow motion videos using a phantom highspeed camera and a 16mm short ï¬#lm

Tracklist

• 1. Valley Drone
  2. Laurie Spielgel
  3. Pillar 3
  4. Robert Earl
  5. The Library
  6. Entanglement
  7. CV
  8. Cynthia
  9. Stereoscope
  10. Pillar 5
  11. Moon Drone
  12. Shadow Sun
  13. Pillar 1
  14. The Future