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May Night (2021 Remaster)

by Mark Dalton Griffiths

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From 2007, May Night, is a stew of ideas based on a Russian May Night. “May Night” itself refers to the Rimsky-Korsakov opera. I saw a dress rehearsal of the opera and was impressed with the feeling created by the dark blue stage setting. So I started my sound picture thinking about that. I then started thinking about Nabakov's description of his childhood in Russia and his delight in seeing the sphinx moths appear. Finally, I added in a bit of Stanilav Lem's playful idea of the stars being originally arranged in rows and lines in the sky. The stars come out one by one, become impatient and appear in a rush, frogs croak, a nightbird calls and the sphinx moths arrive. Our hero starts to fall asleep and starts to fantasise about stars clumsily dancing with comets rushing in and out.

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released December 9, 2021

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Mark Dalton Griffiths UK

I'm a UK based synthesist / electronic composer musically active since the late 70s. Mark Dalton Griffiths is the name I use for my more experimental releases.
I started in the world of experimental free jazz and music concrete working live and with tape. I now use Modular synthesisers, field recordings, vocal recordings, acoustic instruments and digital processing to create my music.
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