2001: A Space Odyssey super fans have already sat up straighter with just a look at the title of CORIN’s latest album, Lux Aeterna.
Named after a work by Hungarian-Austrian composer György Ligeti, “Lux Aeterna” was used in that film’s soundtrack during the monolith discovery on the moon scene. Filipina-Australian artist Corin Ileto, CORIN here, used Ligeti’s work as inspiration.
From the liner notes:
Ileto is inspired by Ligeti’s use of micropolyphony – a tool whereby clusters of sound slowly merge creating amorphous cloud-like formations. Using granular synthesis, samples are warped beyond obscurity into alien-like textures that bend and mutate, clusters of string and vocal harmonies detuning and reemerging into swarms. Coming from a background in theatre and sound design, Ileto explores the illusion of sound as gravitational – levitating and disintegrating into a void, or perhaps floating into eternity.
Ileto is a classically trained pianist and sci-fi soundtrack lover and she brings this discipline and interest to bear on Lux Aeterna, the album, which is perhaps best entered through the accompanying (stunning) video:
Has your fancy been tickled? Even if it’s just an itch, I recommend a deep listen as living through Lux Aeterna is time well worth falling into.
