Palimpsests, by Pete Swinton

Palimpsests

by Pete Swinton

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PadraigC Was automatically drawn to this 'cause of the cover image & title.
So many interesting and engaging tracks here-very hard to pick a fav'.
I loved reading the release notes. Favorite track: Palimpsest No.7 - Aftermath.

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1.	Palimpsest No.1 - Overture 01:04	buy track
2.	Palimpsest No.2 - For Jackson Pollock 01:06	buy track
3.	Palimpsest No.3 - Green Valley 04:02	buy track
4.	Palimpsest No.4 - Decadence 00:58	buy track
5.	Palimpsest No.5 - Textures 01:00	buy track
6.	Palimpsest No.6 - Ode To Fyodor Dostoyevsky 03:30	buy track
7.	Palimpsest No.7 - Aftermath 03:00	buy track
8.	Dysfunctional Palimpsest No.8 05:44	buy track
9.	Palimpsest No.9 - Electronic Clouds 07:00	buy track
10.	Palimpsest No.10 - Shadows 07:44	buy track
11.	Palimpsest No.11 - Full Strings Legato 08:30	buy track
12.	Palimpsest No.12 - Breath 06:00	buy track

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Palimpsest - manuscript in roll or codex form carrying a text erased, or partly erased, underneath an apparent additional text. The underlying text is said to be 'in palimpsest' and, even though parchment or other surface is much abraded, the older text is recoverable in the laboratory by such means as the use of ultraviolet light. The motive for making the palimpsests usually seems to have been economic - reusing parchment was cheaper than preparing a new skin. Another motive may have been directed by Christian piety, as in the conversion of a pagan Greek manuscript to receive the text of a Father of the Church.

Because ancient writing materials were expensive, they were often reused. Papyrus presented difficulties, for ink soon bonded itself firmly into the surface. Parchment could be more readily reused because it is tougher and can be washed or scraped clean. Many medieval monks, when short of writing materials, took ancient books to pieces, cleaned off the leaves and used them again. The original script can often be brought out under ultraviolet light. Parchments thus cleaned and freshly inscribed are called palimpsests (Greek palin, "again"; psēstós, "scraped").

Pete Swinton has used the concept of palimpsests as a musical metaphor, with each track being a complex layering and over layering of different musical instruments.

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released September 26, 2021

Composed and performed by Pete Swinton

Recorded and mixed at Studio Kaktus, Jawa Barat, Indonesia 2021
Produced by Pete Swinton 2021
Copyright 2021 Pete Swinton
All Rights Reserved Pete Swinton 2021

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Pete Swinton Indonesia

Pete Swinton is a half Hungarian, half Polish man born in London, UK in 1961. Since 2015 he has lived in Jawa, Indonesia. He began playing guitar in the '70s. He started playing keyboards in the 2000s. He makes Ambient and Experimental music. And a cross between the 2 which he calls Insanbient music. He likes cats and motorbikes. ... more

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