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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

Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata