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RAFAŁ ZAPAŁA: Futility

Catalogue No.: 
0022036KAI
EAN Code: 
9120010286360
Artist(s): 
Wojciech Błażejczyk, Ania Karpowicz, Kamil Staniczek, Hashtag Ensemble, Lilianna Krych
Composer(s): 
Rafał Zapała
Recording Date: 
21-23 & 29-30 Oct 2023
Recording Venue: 
Polish Radio S2 Studio & Hashtag Lab, Warsaw/Poland
Release: 
April 2024

Futility by Rafał Zapała is a provocative album that reimagines the concert experience, fusing music with technology to challenge the traditional performer-audience dynamic. Through compositions such as No Meaning Detected and Futility, Zapała explores themes of control, engagement and the communal aspect of music in the digital age. This album invites listeners to an interactive journey, questioning the conventional boundaries of art and its consumption. This production demonstrates Zapała's innovative approach to contemporary classical music and offers a fresh perspective on the role of technology and interaction in art.

 

This album presents music without interactive layers. While experiencing the full versions is only possible in a live performance, interactive extensions of the composition, full texts and graphics can be viewed here.

 

The release of this album was made possible through the generous support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Academy of Music Poznań.

Rafał Zapała
1.
No Meaning Detected (2018) for violin and electronics
09:49
2.
Introverts’ Collective (2021) for ensemble, electronics and mobile controllers
10:47
3.
Judge Me Again (2018) for flute and live electronics
13:44
4.
Futility (2020) for ensemble, electronics and mobile controllers
12:27
5.
Scrolling to Zero (2018) for keyboards and electronics
16:14
Total Time: 
01:03:09