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Alexander Bonus : Palimpsest
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A book composed from a more ancient book. Palimpsest also describes this dark ambient thematic album, which layers Tuvan and Gregorian chant with electronica timbres and rhythms.
Genre: Electronic: Ambient
Release Date: 2006
Palimpsest Record Label: Forces of Virtue
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
I Folios 1r-20v: Alpha 20:39 $0.99
II Folios 21r-46v: Nu 25:53 $0.99
III Folios 47r-58v: Omega 11:02 $0.99
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Album Notes

Alexander Bonus' sixth album (his fourth in 2006) continues his exploration into dark ambient sound-worlds. In Palimpsest, Bonus compares, contrasts, and mixes the chant cultures of both Europe and Tuva, digitally superimposing—like a sonic jigsaw—their independent forms to find the universalities within these ancient genres. The album is divided into three fluid tracks, which simulates the reading of a multi-layered ancient book. It is a musical text written upon an older text: A Palimpsest. Palimpsest is Bonus' most spontaneous thematic album to date—produced over two days—and is intended as an homage to musical traditions both Eastern and Western, both past and present.

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