Variations, by Samn Johnson

Variations

by Samn Johnson

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1.	Ockeghem 04:58	lyrics	download
kyrie eleison
2.	תְּהוֹם (tehom) 03:31		download
3.	Der Lindenbaum 05:22		download
4.	Invisible Landscape 07:12		download
5.	Teleology 04:10	info	download
6.	Composure 03:00		download
7.	Event Horizon 12:54		download

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released May 31, 2012

Samn Johnson, computer/guitar/celesta/organ/piano

Album art by Hania Bigoszewska
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hrbigos@gmail.com

All of these tracks sample recordings of classical music and a few other sources, here is a complete list.

1. Jean Ockeghem: Missa Prolationum, Hilliard Ensemble
2. Erik Satie: Gnossiene No. 1
György Ligeti: Lux Aeterna, Schola Cantorum Stuttgart
Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot (film)
3. Gustav Mahler: Symphony Nr. 1, Berlin Philharmonik
4. Traditional: Edo Lullaby, Ensemble Niponia
5. John Cage: String Quartet in Four Parts, Arditti Quartet. Living Room Music, Ars Nova Ensemble. Four(2), Ars Nova Ensemble. Diary. Guitar part is a transposed quotation from In a Landscape, also by Cage.
6. Gérard Grisey: Vortex Temporum, Ensemble Recherche
Iannis Xenakis: Concret PH (electronic)
György Ligeti: Rammifications, Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks. Atmosphères, Sinfonie-Orchester des Südwestfunks. Atrikulation (electronic)
Ingmar Bergman, Nattvardsgästerna (flim)
7. György Ligeti, Lontano, Berlin Philharmonik
Apollo 8 Astronauts reading from the book of genesis.

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Samn Johnson Kalamazoo, Michigan

Samn Johnson is a composer and producer, working in an eclectic style integrating ethereal electronics with contemporary classical composition and historical languages and music. He currently lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

discography

Ageless Sea

Mar 2022
Consolation (EP 1)

Aug 2021
Epistulae

Jun 2021
it comes in waves

Sep 2020
wie ein Nebel...

Apr 2020
Epistulae Hiemales

Apr 2013
Variations

May 2012
Shades

Apr 2011

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