VIDNA OBMANA – SHADOWING IN SORROW
(CD, The Decade Collection 1992)
When VIDNA OBMANA‘s first compact disc release PASSAGE IN BEAUTY (1991) got its official release and subsequently a lot of praise, VIDNA OBMANA was already recording its follow-up SHADOWING IN SORROW. Knowing already that this became part 2 of a trilogy of albums that focused on a specific technique of performing. Fully relying on the KORG M1 workstation, VIDNA OBMANA scored this 2nd album using own programmed sounds, waves and its internal sequencer to create the slowly shifting cycles of sound.
While the KORG M1 was definitely a landmark in synth technology, it also had its flaws and limitations but it’s just that which created the specific style VIDNA OBMANA’s ambient trilogy stood out for. Every piece was a real-time recording direct on DAT (2-track digital tape). ‘Guarding Souls‘ remains till this day one of VIDNA’s favorite pieces.
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