Manja Ristić // Purpurna vresišta TAPE

当店おなじみセルビアのバイオリニストManja Ristićが、2025年5月にフランスの実験レーベルWabi Sabiから50本限定でリリースしたカセットです。

物音コラージュ・ドローン2曲を収録。

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Cassette in norelco case. 
Edition of 50. 

Tracklist:

1. Vatra 20:00
2. Olovo 20:00

wabi-sabi tapes:

"Manja Ristić is a Serbo-Croatian violinist, sound artist, published poet, curator, and researcher.

In her work, she resonates deeply with the environments she observes and translates the human activity that weaves through them. The composer uses field recordings to capture snapshots of time and space, evoking inherent memory hidden in their subtle layers and non-obvious details. The raw sonic material she obtains allows the listener to perceive the sensory experience from a distance, even evoking echoes of their own lived experiences. The power of Manja Ristić’s music lies in its ability to transform that sensory connection into a shared reality.

For Purpurna vresišta, the artist builds musical bridges between biomes in Portugal, Thailand, and Croatia. Beneath the jolts and chirps of the natural world, a long drone runs through both pieces, seemingly urging the elements to follow its gravitational pull. Acting as a thread between a shimmering jungle and algae that erupt in hushed bursts, this drone continually evolves across both compositions, offering two contingent perspectives. The first reflects the dull weight of human activity, which - even in untouched nature - scarifies landscapes through the overexploitation of life. The second highlights the astonishing adaptability of plant and animal species striving to transcend a relentless race toward progress with destructive consequences.

These transformed environments embody a kind of “optimism of the will” in line with Gramsci’s revolutionary maxim. He defined this optimism as “not needing to hope in order to act, nor to succeed in order to persevere, but […] laughing in battle, above suffering, doubt, the whispers of oblivion—because its ardent life is the denial of death.” Through her music and commitment, Manja Ristić instills this hope, and through these reflections and their deeply resonant impact, she equips us with the means to act. "

Artist : Manja Ristic

Label : wabi-sabi tapes

cat no : WBSB-020