Operaism, by David Kanaga

Operaism

by David Kanaga

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quasiotter I have no idea if this album and the game are supposed to be funny, but they have fucked me up big time. Favorite track: Operaism 1.

Christian Molenaar Operaism is a fast-paced, irreverent blend of complex orchestration (both real and synthesized) and constant, seemingly unrelated samples, but its real artistry lies in how it manages to create genuinely moving, beautiful art from such disconnected materials. Favorite track: Operaism 1.

michael parkinson its...its...ah, its...its...its just such a headfuck. relentlessly engrossing, engaging fun.

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Operaism is a companion piece to David Kanaga's recently released PC/Mac dog opera game (available at oikospiel.com). The title Operaism is apt, as the two through-composed sidelong movements feel like a massive digital Opera, with donald duck sounding voices joining orchestral flourishes and humorous but also affecting operatic melodies. The piece seems large and impenetrable at first; never boring, rather a labyrinth of musical ideas that continuously unfold with every listen.

The following is a description of David's companion game:

"The Oikospielen Opera is developing an epic global-gaming festival called THE GEOSPIEL, scheduled for the year 2100. The opera's employees, organized by the Union of Animal Workers, are trying to integrate the game dev dogs of Koch Games into their group, but these loyal pups love their jobs and boss Donkey Koch too much! Will there be Unity and community, or will Multiplicity and individuality prevail? Money has awakened-- Pluto has captured the spirit of Orpheus, and Eurydice is lead composer in this operatic RE-FORM of the Adventure Game genre."

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released February 24, 2017

Written by: David Kanaga with Eurydice Wolff, Orphee Choo, Dub Kooch, and Others

Performed by:

Keyboards: DK, EWE, ?

Freesound: Donald Duck, Donald Duck, Machine Gun, etc?

Youtube: Rakes Progress, Peking Opera & Mad Max, Siegfried, and Others

Drums/Chorus: Wind Waker sfx, etc

Produced by: David Kanaga

Front cover Artwork by: Ben Mendelewicz, type: Keith Rankin, Back cover: David Kanaga

Oik Op 3 No 1 2014-15
davidkanaga.com/oik_os

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