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Nevmenosis (feat. R.Norvila) 2008

Tracklist

  1. Nevmenosis 17:45
  2. Hermine 8:37
  3. Dissolutio 10:14
  4. Moscow 30 6:18
  5. Galene 10:24
  6. Oskolok 2:30

Nevmenosis is a collection of Cisfinitum tracks that were issued in the period between 2001 and 2007, featuring two previously unreleased tracks Nevmenosis and Hermine. Here you can find guest contributors on these tracks, who are E.Soloviev and Roman Sidorov from Staruha Mha, another industrial project based in Russia, and Richardis Norvila from Benzo. Other tracks were already issued on some compilations. Nevmenosis was released by Afe Records, limited to 150 copes in pro-printed triple folder cardboard sleeve and the tracks were remastered by Andrea Marutti special for this release.

Artwork for this compilation is done by Afe Creative Studio Laboratories and pictures are presented by Vespa_crabro.

Taken fromhere.

  • Artwork By — Afe Creative Laboratories
  • Artwork By [Pictures] — Vespa_crabro
  • Composed By — E. Voronovsky*
  • Mastered By — Andrea Marutti
  • Performer [Ambience, Samples] — E. Soloviev (tracks: 1)
  • Performer [Screaming] — Roman S.(2) (tracks: 1)
  • Performer [Synth] — R. Norvila* (tracks: 1, 2)
  • All tracks composed by E. Voronovsky between 2001-2007.
  • Tracks #1 and #2 are previously unreleased.
  • Track #3 is taken from the split CD with Rapoon "Mental Travellers", 2006.
  • Track #4 is taken from the compilation "Roulette Russe Pour Un Peu De Caviar", 2007.
  • Track #5 is taken from the compilation "Table For Six: All Quiet?", 2006.
  • Track #6 is taken from the compilation "Iznutri", 2007.
  • Mixed for Afe Records at Cisfinitum Studio, Moscow, in November 2007. Mastered by Andrea Marutti at Lips Vago Digital Studio, Milan, in January 2008.

Eugene Voronovsky, the man behind Cisfinitum, went to the Moscow conservatory and is a professional violinist. In his music as Cisfinitum he uses various 'regular' instruments, such as violin, piano and percussion, but also found sounds. All of the sounds are processed, either with analog tools from the soviet era, as well as digitally. Cisfinitum already has loads of releases, which I haven't heard all, and I'm sure I wouldn't want to, but "Nevmenosis" is surely a fine release. It's a compilation of compilation pieces plus two unreleased pieces. Dark, atmospheric, with some field recordings, such as the birds in "Hermine". Cisfinitum plays music that is best enjoyed at night, sitting in an almost dark room, to make sure you got that scary effect (or that estranged mood effect, which ever you prefer with the dark soundtrack of the night) to the full extent. Somehow I think it sounds pretty 'Russian', but it's hard to say why that is. It isn't the most original voice in dark ambient, but he does things with great care.

Frans de Waard,
vital weekly,
newsletter, the netherlands, april 2009.

Eugene’s music is very expansive, comprehensive and deep. He prefers the term “metaphysical ambient” over “drone ambient” and I cannot see any reason to oppose that - it doesn’t seem to be the drone ambient in the way we may imagine it. It is something more and something else. It is indeed metaphysical, staying beyond the borders of this world. Being beyond the usual understanding, it lies within another universe, a universe of thoughts and ideas. It is beyond such concepts as light and darkness, much more complicated, much more cosmic, very “picturesque” and at the same time free from imposing images on the audience. I believe this music gives you some vision, some idea, which your mind starts evolving into something else: sometimes you feel like you are ready to stretch the arms in an attempt to get prepared to receiving energy from the space and embrace and interact with the world, bearing knowledge, like in Dissolutio track, and sometimes it makes you feel like curling up and hiding, for example, track Nevmenosis brings sensations of that kind.

So generally it is very difficult to define the particular meaning of the tracks and the original idea they carry. It is pretty worthless to say anything apart from the thing that it is experimental and definitely ambient. It is a mix of samples and ambient synth soundscapes, which create beautiful patterns, being combined with each other – sometimes it creates the feeling that you are looking into the kaleidoscope-tube where little stones of numerous colours are vivid and mix with each other, shaping new images every second, sometimes more clear and sometimes dim and blurred. I would like to mark out Oskolok track, which is very lyrical, transparent and stands aside from the entire album.

Heathen Harvest

"Nevmenosis" is easily one of the most outstanding releases from Afe Records that I've had the opportunity to experience and doubtlessly an excellent introduction to the work of a Russian artist that deserves more recognition. While it presents appreciators of experimental ambient music with familiar ground, it is also quite accessible for casual listeners who may be willing to tread some new grounds. (9/10)

Miguel de Sousa,
connexion bizarre,
webzine, portugal, may 2009.

Cisfinitum fans, please start reading some other interesting reviews in the drones / ambient section. By now you will already have this piece of art, so there is no need to hear from somebody else how good this artist is. You already knew, that's why you already bought it. So, go away! :-)

sYou will get the point I am trying to make, and this is that you can expect deep solid emotion driven soundscapes of high quality where the experiment isn't being shuned. The perfect ingredients for music too keep you "happy" and worth listening many times.

gothtronic,
webzine, the netherlands, april 2009.

Cisfinitum fans, please start reading some other interesting reviews in the drones / ambient section. By now you will already have this piece of art, so there is no need to hear from somebody else how good this artist is. You already knew, that's why you already bought it. So, go away! :-) You will get the point I am trying to make, and this is that you can expect deep solid emotion driven soundscapes of high quality where the experiment isn't being shuned. The perfect ingredients for music too keep you "happy" and worth listening many times.

So why is "Nevmenosis" a good place to start if this all sounds appealing to you? It's mainly because this album has "a bit of everything". The first two tracks have been previously unreleased, the third track "Dissolutio" is from the collaboration with Rapoon and the final three tracks have been previously released on compilations. And without a doubt, even though they prabably all have been written in a different context - with a different concept in mind - the whole CD sounds solid and uniform. As said, concerning Cisfinitum, this is the place to start.