Ripplets (single) by Kairos Collective / Michiel van der Meulen

Some of the world’s most beautiful art is deceitfully simple. Just a few of the right words, strokes or notes may grab you by the throat and stay with you forever. Achieving this requires a combination of inspiration and restraint. Restraining oneself takes discipline, and confidence to not come across as unimaginative or unskilled. Such confidence is proportional to your trust in, and respect for, the ingredients you work with on the one side, and people knowing the difference between simple and trite on the other.

Ripplets is an exercise in restraint. Its rhythm (curcuna, a 10/8 metre counted 3+2+2+3) and mode (makam Hüseynî) are a seasoned combination that’ll do the work for you if you let them be. The makam is exposed in an introductory improvisation by violinist Danai Loukidi. The piece was arranged as a duet between the violin and Dimitris Karnachoritis’ bağlama saz, accompanied by Pavlos Spyropoulos’ double bass. The title is inspired by the interaction between rhythm and melody, which evokes puffs of wind that ruffle water.

Read more: https://toumilou.nl/kairos-collective-ripplets
TouMilou #7 / EAN 8714835183167

Tracklist

1.	Ripplets	5:24

Credits

released September 14, 2023

COMPOSITION
Michiel van der Meulen

MUSICIANS
Danai Loukidi – violin
Dimitris Karnachoritis – bağlama saz
Pavlos Spyropoulos – double bass

GENRE
Contemporary modal music

PRODUCTION
Arrangement – Pavlos Spyropoulos and Michiel van der Meulen
Recording, mix and mastering – Vangelis Apostolou (Studio Vasmaris)
Production – Michiel van der Meulen

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks are due to: Christos Barbas, Pavlos Spyropoulos and Vangelis Apostolou for guidance and inspiration • Labyrinth Musical Workshop for creating the opportunity • Tasos Damagianos for suggesting saz power chords • The musicians for their beautiful interpretation of the piece • Brendan Smith for proofreading the liner notes • Martine van der Meulen for always rippling my surface.

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