Impermanence
Meredith Monk · 2008
65 min · 16 tracks · opera · avant-garde music
A haunting exploration of sound and silence, merging voice, instrumentation, and avant-garde textures into an ethereal experience.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- long, immersive listening sessions
- dynamic emotional journeys
- atmospheric background focus
- contemplative introspective moments
- gradual builds and payoffs
Where this album fits
- Career context
- By the time 'Impermanence' was released in 2008, Meredith Monk had established herself as a pioneering figure in avant-garde music and performance. This album followed her 2002 release 'Daylight,' showcasing her continued evolution in blending vocal techniques with innovative compositional structures. It marked a phase where Monk further explored themes of transience and change through her art.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Joan La Barbara· Tania León· Philip Glass
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Last Song 7:18
- 2 Maybe 1 2:03
- 3 Little Breath 1:44
- 4 Liminal 10:59
- 5 Disequilibrium 2:26
- 6 Particular Dance 5:01
- 7 Between Song 6:10
- 8 Passage 1:59
- 9 Maybe 2 3:07
- 10 Skeleton Lines 4:19
- 11 Slow Dissolve 2:35
- 12 Totentanz 3:59
- 13 Sweep 1 1:28
- 14 Rocking 5:17
- 15 Sweep 2 1:26
- 16 Mieke's Melody Nr 5 5:15
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