Thanatos and Eros Duet (1)
Melodic and emotionally charged duet featuring Philos60 as the mythological god Thanatos, representing death and evil, with Lisa as the voice of Eros, representing love and sexuality. Thanatos opresses Eros http://philos60.myownmusic.de/
LiSA is a sensual expressive female vocalist and songwriter from the UK, best known for her sultry vocal style and rich haunting melodies
Story behind the song
COLLABORATION BETWEEN PHILO60 & LISA TUNNAH - OCTOBER 2003
By Philos60
Reports - Reviews = http://www.philos60.de/philos/Reports%20-%20Reviews.htm
Musical Improvisation
(for Electronic Classical / Vocals)
SONG No.1:
THANATOS & EROS 1 - Duo
with
LiSA Tunnah - UK
http://www.philos60.de/philos/01_Thanatos_&_Eros_I_Duo_Lisa_T.mp3
After more than 40 years of experience in musical improvisation I found, via
the Internet, a talented female singer, who was interested in helping with
me more of this type of work. She was ready to start improvising fantasy
vocals right away by singing around my song "THANATOS & EROS 1". She has
done this with enthusiasm and a convincing empathetic voice.
In case you don't know, up to now, my music has been totally improvised and
recorded simultaneously, that means: the melody and background music are
created simultaneously & spontaneously. The language used is an artificial
language, a NON-language. It sounds very often like Slavic or Russian
language. I call this type of music TVI-Music: Total Vocalistic
Improvisation.
The song presented here is called: "THANATOS & EROS 1 - DUO".
The original music was recorded in October 2001 and the new remix (Oct.
2003) contains singing - representing the VOICE of EROS - by the artist and
singer LiSA Tunnah aka LisaT.
LiSA is a singer songwriter from the UK. She has written in excess of 100
songs and has so far released 3 CD's. She is a relative newcomer to the
online mp3 community and has so far achieved high positions with several of
her songs in the Soundclick internet charts. She is becoming most well known
for her smooth vocal style and haunting melodies.
In LiSA's own words
" When Volker (Philos) suggested our collaboration with the Thanatos and
Eros Quadrology I was at first a little taken aback, having had little
exposure to improvisation. However, on hearing the inherent beauty in the
music of these songs and Volker's gorgeous deep, rich vocal representation
of Thanatos, I was unable to refuse. Eros was a wonderful part to undertake,
without having to rely on words to convey our message, we instead deliver
the complex relationship between these two remarkable, mythological
characters with pure emotion. I was delighted with the end result, and I
believe we have created something very unique and very memorable"
Here are LiSA's websites:
LiSA's Site = http://www.hybrid.plus.com/lisa/index.htm
LiSA on mp3.com = http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/626/lisa_t.html
LiSA on soundclick.com = http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/lisa.htm
LISA's GIF-ANIMATION = http://www.philos60.de/philos/lisa_t.gif
The subject-matter "THANATOS & EROS" has been and continues to be, analyzed
& illustrated from a mythological and psychological perspective, and of
course, from other different artistic and musical points of view. "EROS &
THANATOS", "Love & Death" with their contrasting natures, have attracted and
fascinated countless philosophers, theologians, poets and artists.
SIGMUND FREUD, for example, theorized that the duality of human nature
emerged from two basic instincts: Eros and Thanatos. He saw in Eros the
instinct for life, love and sexuality in its broadest sense, and in
Thanatos, the instinct of death and aggression. Eros is the drive toward
attraction and reproduction; Thanatos toward repulsion and death. One leads
to the reproduction of the species, the other toward its own destruction.
This has been a source of artistic inspiration for centuries.
STORY BEHIND THE SONG:
The paintings of the German Passauer painter, Gyuràk Eva Schmidt, inspired
me to improvise and sing according to this theme "THANATOS & EROS" 4
classical songs suitably vocalized with background music provided by the
keyboard.
These are the four songs:
No. 1 - THANATOS oppresses EROS
No. 2 - EROS averts THANATOS
No. 3 - EROS overcomes THANATOS
No. 4 - EROS domineers THANATOS
After reading this
Lyrics
The Thanatos and Eros Duets are sung in a fantasy language. The listener can hear the interaction and emotional states of the characters by their vocal performance rather than relying on lyrical content.
