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POING / Maja S.K. Ratkje: Wach auf!
by Eyal Hareuveni
Wach auf! (Wake up! in German) is only the third release by POING in its 12 years of activity, but what a remarkable achievement from a Norwegian trio whose repertoire encompasses compositions by pioneer minimalist composer Terry Riley, nuevo-tango composer Astor Piazzolla , political alt-rock band Rage Against The Machine, Russian songwriter Vladimir Vysotsky, Prince, Charles Mingus, and many more. This genre-bending trio decided, this time, to pay tribute to some of the iconic, socialist-tinged songs of ...
read moreMaja S.K. Ratkje: River Mouth Echoes
by John Kelman
Multidisciplinary electro-acoustic composer/vocalist Maja Solveig Kjelstyrup Ratkje has, over the course of the past decade, built a significant reputation in her home country of Norway as an intrepid artist for whom few, if any, boundaries exist. No small achievement in a country filled with artists for whom nothing is forbidden and anything is possible. Known to fans of accordionist Frode Haltli--singing and composing on his resonant yet challenging Passing Images (ECM, 2007) as well as composing the centerpiece to his ...
read moreCinema Documentary About Maja Ratkje Seeking Support
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IJ.Biermann
"Voice - Sculpting Sound with Maja S K Ratkje" is a cinematic feature documentary about the charismatic Norwegian composer, performer, innovator, multimedia artist and cult figure in various music genres, who also speaks up regularly about environmental issues. Voice" is not only the portrait of a singular musician and artist, but the film will explore and pay homage to sound and to the nature of the human voice in all its facets, and will question deep-seated perceptions about our individual ...
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