Editions Mego – eMEGO243
Originally developed as a film score »Takt der Arbeit« is inspired by a
handful of industrial and instructional films from the early 1960's
until the early 1990's that portrait different forms of work. Felix
Kubin is translating these historic documents into a musical poem of
conceptual depth. »Takt der Arbeit« - the beat of work - is not only
serving as a title but also as constructive element in this endeavour.
Being hunted down by the ever accelerated pulse of our reality is an
omnipresent issue in capitalist societies of the the Western world.
Living in times of constant exhaustion, it's not only our bodies that
have been disciplined by and synchronized to the rhythms of working
processes, but also our minds that rage in the tempo of our
surroundings. Following an almost analytical effort, Kubin and an
ensemble of 3 percussionists are investigating the different qualities
and intensities of time that are catalyzed in working processes. While
picking up precise temporal and motoric motives of the films, condensing
paces and excavating rhythmic patterns, the ensemble is mapping out an
animist choreography, shifting from a time when labour was still relying
on bodily efforts to a time when machines and ticking clocks seem to
reign and model our perception. While Side A is dedicated to procedures
that are still based on manual and mechanical movement, Side B is
inspired by the digital age, marked by invisible processes and
subcutaneous pulses that we internalize.
The result is a critical and poetic reflection on the rhythms of our
daily life and yet another example of Felix Kubin's skills as a
composer, placing him in the field of orchestral music.
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