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Life

Stephan Micus (bagana/tibetan chimes/kyeezee/sho/vocals/maung/tin whistle/bavarian zither/thai singing bowl/dilruba/nay/bagana/tibetan cymbals/dondon/bowed bagana/balinese gongs/burmese gongs)

Life

Life

Stephan Micus (bagana/tibetan chimes/kyeezee/sho/vocals/maung/tin whistle/bavarian zither/thai singing bowl/dilruba/nay/bagana/tibetan cymbals/dondon/bowed bagana/balinese gongs/burmese gongs)

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Both a continuation and a departure from earlier work, “Life” sets to music an old Zen koan, or teaching story, on “the meaning of life”. Stephan Micus sings the text in Japanese and embodies the koan’s multi-layered meanings in his composition, scored for a characteristically wide range of ethnic/traditional instruments – from the Ethiopian bagana to the Irish tin whistle.

  • Release date: 18th Oct 2004
  • Label: ECM
  • Catalogue number: 9818811
  • Length: 52 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Stephan Micus: Narration One And The Master's Question
Work length14:26
  • Stephan Micus (percussion)
  • Recorded: 2004
  • Recording Venue: MCM Studios
Stephan Micus: The Temple
Work length5:44
  • Stephan Micus (percussion)
  • Recorded: 2004
  • Recording Venue: MCM Studios
Stephan Micus: Narration Two
Work length2:56
  • Stephan Micus (percussion)
  • Recorded: 2004
  • Recording Venue: MCM Studios
Stephan Micus: The Monk's Answer
Work length4:04
  • Stephan Micus (percussion)
  • Recorded: 2004
  • Recording Venue: MCM Studios
Stephan Micus: Narration Three
Work length3:35
  • Stephan Micus (percussion)
  • Recorded: 2004
  • Recording Venue: MCM Studios
Stephan Micus: The Master's Anger
Work length4:54
  • Stephan Micus (percussion)
  • Recorded: 2004
  • Recording Venue: MCM Studios
Stephan Micus: Narration Four
Work length4:47
  • Stephan Micus (percussion)
  • Recorded: 2004
  • Recording Venue: MCM Studios
Stephan Micus: The Monk's Question
Work length4:10
  • Stephan Micus (percussion)
  • Recorded: 2004
  • Recording Venue: MCM Studios
Stephan Micus: The Sky
Work length4:36
  • Stephan Micus (percussion)
  • Recorded: 2004
  • Recording Venue: MCM Studios
Stephan Micus: The Master's Answer
Work length3:21
  • Stephan Micus (percussion)
  • Recorded: 2004
  • Recording Venue: MCM Studios
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