MAGGI, PHIL Upwards, the Crimes I Committed
Description
'Upwards, the Crimes I Committed' is Phil Maggi's twentieth album - a body of work five years in the making, conceived between 2019 and 2024 across a period that moved through pandemic stillness and intense creative immersion: paintings, drawings, and deep readings in Islamic Iranian spirituality (particularly the illuminationist philosophy of Sohrawardi and Imaginal concept conceived by Henry Corbin), pursued at home and across a handful of studios - La Rouille (Liège), Koko-Studios (Sprimont), Le Laboratoire Central (Brussels), and his own Iva Bedlam Studios.The music is mixing all sort of assorted sounds which are familiar to the world of the composer (ambient-atmospheric, soundscapes and free-jazz with a touch of concrete music).Into this singular space, Maggi invited a circle of collaborators and kindred spirits - Catherine Graindorge, Roxane Leuridan (Ensemble Hopper), Pavel Tchikov, Zoé Pireaux, Marie Billy (Ogives), Pascal Di Pinto, Gabriel Marguerie, and HP Desrosiers (Zääär) - each bringing their own distinct voice and artistry to the work.Phil Maggi (b. 1980, Liège) is a sound artist, composer and filmmaker whose practice spans electronic avant-pop (IVA BEDLAM), solo work released on Idiosyncratics and Sub Rosa Records.
Titles
01. The Sufi
02. The Chimeric Sleeper
03. The Guardian Whispers
04. The Upward
05. The Crimes I committed
06. The Wedding
