photo by Pablo Mekler
From Alex Musatov's collection "Songs From Another World", the drama laden spartan track Deep Water is strictly comprised of layered violins and Musatov's storyteller voice. Inspired by the "sirens" from Greek mythology, the Russian born, Argentina based composer / musician (who has performed on over 25 albums by various artists and in different genres since arriving in Argentina in 2011, builds his compositions as atmospheres of texture and ethereal space.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
From the artist:
This one comes off my first solo record called "Songs From Another World" made entirely with (layered) violin and a voice. I drew some inspiration from the stories about sirens from greek mythology.
Lyrics:
Take that boat and go into deep water
Push yourself into the abyss a little further
Soon the sun will be falling down
Lose your senses to fulfill your promise
There’s no time to waste on being honest
Fish will cry looking at your eyes
Leave this boat and throw yourself into deep water
Find the treasure violating life’s new order
Now’s the time to transcend the night
BIO:
Since his arrival in Argentina in 2011, Alex participated in the recordings of more than 25 albums of various musical genres such as tango and rock, and toured internationally in countries such as Canada, the United States, Australia, Japan, Oman, Norway, Finland , Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Ecuador among others, participating in renowned music festivals (Womad, Kyoto Onpaku, Sydney Festival, Mona Foma, Helsingin Juhlaviikot, Oslo Festival, Cultural Turn). He is a member of the Fernández Fierro Typical Orchestra, one of the reference bands of the 21st century tango, with which he is managing the CAFF cultural space located in the Almagro neighborhood of the Federal Capital. It is also part of the indie circuit of singer-songwriters in Buenos Aires, playing with figures such as Tomi Lebrero, Martin “el Gnomo” Reznik and Ezequiel Borra among others. Alex is currently recording his first album of his own material, entirely composed and performed with violin and voice, exploring various faces of this instrument beyond its conventional use. His influences include David Bowie, Sioxsie and the Banshees, Brian Eno and Frank Zappa. Its minimalist music and lyrics in English reflect the need to get out of the ordinary, the desire one has to escape from the past, the curiosity to discover everything new.
BIO:
Since his arrival in Argentina in 2011, Alex participated in the recordings of more than 25 albums of various musical genres such as tango and rock, and toured internationally in countries such as Canada, the United States, Australia, Japan, Oman, Norway, Finland , Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Ecuador among others, participating in renowned music festivals (Womad, Kyoto Onpaku, Sydney Festival, Mona Foma, Helsingin Juhlaviikot, Oslo Festival, Cultural Turn). He is a member of the Fernández Fierro Typical Orchestra, one of the reference bands of the 21st century tango, with which he is managing the CAFF cultural space located in the Almagro neighborhood of the Federal Capital. It is also part of the indie circuit of singer-songwriters in Buenos Aires, playing with figures such as Tomi Lebrero, Martin “el Gnomo” Reznik and Ezequiel Borra among others. Alex is currently recording his first album of his own material, entirely composed and performed with violin and voice, exploring various faces of this instrument beyond its conventional use. His influences include David Bowie, Sioxsie and the Banshees, Brian Eno and Frank Zappa. Its minimalist music and lyrics in English reflect the need to get out of the ordinary, the desire one has to escape from the past, the curiosity to discover everything new.
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