Comma, Meemo
Entry updated 13 November 2024. Tagged: Music, People.
Name used by UK electronic musician Lara Rix-Martin, who often takes inspiration from sf films and books. Neon Genesis: Soul Into Matter² (2021), framed as a soundtrack for an imaginary Anime set in 5781, mixes techno with Jewish prayers and Kabbalistic texts, to draw out the elements of Hebrew lore found in anime and Manga such as Ghost in the Shell (1995), Shinseiki Evangelion (1995-1996) and Fullmetal Alchemist (2003-2009) (see Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood). Destination of I (2024) is directly inspired by Roadside Picnic (1972) by Boris and Arkady Strugatski. Mixing in samples of traditional Russian music and Edouard Artemiev's soundtrack from the film adaptation Stalker (1979) directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, with Rix-Martin's evocative electronics, it is a suitably haunted and atmospheric tribute. [CWa]
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