Sikwan from Kigo by Kentin Jivek

*"Sikwan" is the Spring season for the Cree Indians, a tribe that lives partly in northern Canada.

* The album consists of six songs, which correspond to the six seasons for this tribe.

*In order to design this album, the harmonics were written from Japanese scales such as "Sen, Yo or even Iwato".
*These scales are used for instruments like the Shamisen or the Taishôgoto.

--Three parts, keeping in mind the traditional Gagaku structure :
Introduction - Jo
Dispersions - Ha
Precipitations - kyū

*The texts are of an original creation even if it is true that the writings from the Gospel of Miriam of Magdala had a convincing influence.

**I"m using a Minilogue analog keyboard, and a guitar coupled with a digital delay pedal offering analog sound and 30 to 600 ms repeats, the LFO allowed me to modulate the repetitions.

*The text is divided into three parts:
Three "Haïkus", and they respect the 17 syllables of the master "Basho".

*Important fact:
All the songs of the album are written and composed with Folk Guitar, Analog Synth and Devices, only.
No softwares except Ableton to “push” the record button.
No effects added, no virtual instruments.

Zi Iacchos creates music at the crossing of folk guitar, modular synthesis, and contemplative sound design. His work blends voice, silence, and field recordings into immersive performances that unfold as a single, living flow.

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