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Ivan Vukosavljević celebrates the birth of his daughter
In 2024, Ivan Vukosavljević released his CD Slow Roads with eight works for organ solo. On his new album, a mind in the heart, the composer presents as many compositions for solo piano. In the CD booklet, we read that for a long time he could not relate to this ‘non-malleable instrument’ because of his preference for unusual timbres and harmonies.
Vukosavljević writes that in recent years, he has ‘relearned to appreciate traditionally conceptualized harmony’, whereupon ‘the piano in my apartment suddenly transformed from a piece of decorative furniture into a vessel of a new music within me’.
The eight piano pieces were written at a time when he became a father for the first time, which was ‘the most impactful event in my life so far’. He also embraced the ethos of the Orthodox Christian faith and its hymns, and experiences raising his daughter as ‘the highest spiritual confirmation of it’.
Love born from humility
The album is named after the first track, a mind in the heart (all titles are written in lowercase), a phrase he has carried with him for years. It describes the love he feels for his daughter, ‘born out of ‘humility’, which he sees as ‘a precondition for any spiritual endeavour’.
The piano opens with low, calm chords, which gradually shift to the treble and become louder and more dissonant. A low drone anchors the whole to the earth. The drone returns in the following tracks and is reminiscent of the low, sustained basses that are so characteristic of Orthodox chant.
In a citadel, the music becomes more melodious, with swirling motifs in the upper register against solid chords in the lower register. Here, too, the volume increases, the texture becomes fuller and the whole gradually shifts towards the treble.
Serbian Orthodox hymn
Ninia sili is a reinterpretation of an existing Serbian Orthodox hymn. A slow, dreamy melody in the upper register is contrasted with rapid turmoil in the lower register. Two themes seem to intertwine, like two parallel worlds.
In the other tracks, Vukosavljević develops a different element each time, but the overall tempo remains slow and rubato. This again betrays the affinity with Orthodox (and Gregorian!) chant, in which human breath determines the length of the phrase. The gradually rising and falling melodies are equally characteristic of this ancient music. Without exception, they are very accessible, but never ingratiating.
These eight compositions are like études. Joana Gama performs them with great empathy, as if she herself were meditating. Her playing is transparent and reflective, the recording warm and spacious. Partly due to the predominantly modal nature of the music, the album exudes a soothing calm. One can imagine that Vukosavljević’s daughter thrives on this.
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LIVE: Swedish Church on the move!
#woodenchurch #sweden #sverige #slowroads #buildingmoving #woodenchurches #live
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LIVE: Swedish Church on the move!
#woodenchurch #sweden #sverige #slowroads #buildingmoving #woodenchurches #live
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LIVE: Swedish Church on the move!
#woodenchurch #sweden #sverige #slowroads #buildingmoving #woodenchurches #live
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LIVE: Swedish Church on the move!
#woodenchurch #sweden #sverige #slowroads #buildingmoving #woodenchurches #live
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Nie wiem co to, ale wyglada i zapowiada sie zajebiscie 🤣
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Nie wiem co to, ale wyglada i zapowiada sie zajebiscie 🤣
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Nie wiem co to, ale wyglada i zapowiada sie zajebiscie 🤣
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Nie wiem co to, ale wyglada i zapowiada sie zajebiscie 🤣
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Nie wiem co to, ale wyglada i zapowiada sie zajebiscie 🤣
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Another week and what a lovely short one it was. Mondays should be part of the weekend all the time. And it suddenly turned into spring, too!
On Saturday the new season of endurance races on the Nürburgring started. I planted myself on the couch to watch the last two hours and immediately fell asleep. Congratulations, well done.I learned the word Calima today and mostly because it is happening here at the moment. (Yes, I know that it’s only Calima when it is on the Canary Islands. Over here it’s just sparkling Sahara dust.) Either way: the air is very hazy and things will be pretty yellow the next time it rains.
This is a fun little game, especially if you don’t want to think for a while and just drive along: slow roads You don’t even need to race anyone, just cruise along a nice ocean road.
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Another week and what a lovely short one it was. Mondays should be part of the weekend all the time. And it suddenly turned into spring, too!
On Saturday the new season of endurance races on the Nürburgring started. I planted myself on the couch to watch the last two hours and immediately fell asleep. Congratulations, well done.I learned the word Calima today and mostly because it is happening here at the moment. (Yes, I know that it’s only Calima when it is on the Canary Islands. Over here it’s just sparkling Sahara dust.) Either way: the air is very hazy and things will be pretty yellow the next time it rains.
This is a fun little game, especially if you don’t want to think for a while and just drive along: slow roads You don’t even need to race anyone, just cruise along a nice ocean road.
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Another week and what a lovely short one it was. Mondays should be part of the weekend all the time. And it suddenly turned into spring, too!
On Saturday the new season of endurance races on the Nürburgring started. I planted myself on the couch to watch the last two hours and immediately fell asleep. Congratulations, well done.I learned the word Calima today and mostly because it is happening here at the moment. (Yes, I know that it’s only Calima when it is on the Canary Islands. Over here it’s just sparkling Sahara dust.) Either way: the air is very hazy and things will be pretty yellow the next time it rains.
This is a fun little game, especially if you don’t want to think for a while and just drive along: slow roads You don’t even need to race anyone, just cruise along a nice ocean road.
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Another week and what a lovely short one it was. Mondays should be part of the weekend all the time. And it suddenly turned into spring, too!
On Saturday the new season of endurance races on the Nürburgring started. I planted myself on the couch to watch the last two hours and immediately fell asleep. Congratulations, well done.I learned the word Calima today and mostly because it is happening here at the moment. (Yes, I know that it’s only Calima when it is on the Canary Islands. Over here it’s just sparkling Sahara dust.) Either way: the air is very hazy and things will be pretty yellow the next time it rains.
This is a fun little game, especially if you don’t want to think for a while and just drive along: slow roads You don’t even need to race anyone, just cruise along a nice ocean road.
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Many driving video games lock you into rules that can make driving feel stressful, which is great if you're in a competitive mood. But sometimes you might want to just relax and enjoy the ride. That's where Slow Roads comes in. In the game, you can't crash, fail, or lose. The road stretches on forever as scenic landscapes zip by. If you steer off the road, press "R" to reset your car's position onto the pavement. Even roads are optional: Drive off-road or underwater if you want.
The screenshot on the attached article does the game no justice though. It is well worth exploring the options menus as there area a lot of settings for the driving as well as the environment that can be changed. Pressing FF will put it into auto-drive, and you can just watch the scenery going by.
See Slow Roads offers a chill, endless driving experience in your browser
#technology #gaming #slowroads #browser #drivingFree, meditative driving game with no strings attached might help you escape the grind.
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Slow Roads offers a chill, endless driving experience in your browser – No ads, no installations, no registration, no login
https://gadgeteer.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screenshot_20221026_203208-400x229.jpg Many driving video games lock you into rules that can make driving feel stressful, which is great if you’re in a competitive mood. But sometimes you might want to just relax and enjoy the ride. […]
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Slow Roads offers a chill, endless driving experience in your browser – No ads, no installations, no registration, no login
https://gadgeteer.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screenshot_20221026_203208-400x229.jpg Many driving video games lock you into rules that can make driving feel stressful, which is great if you’re in a competitive mood. But sometimes you might want to just relax and enjoy the ride. […]
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Slow Roads offers a chill, endless driving experience in your browser – No ads, no installations, no registration, no login
https://gadgeteer.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screenshot_20221026_203208-400x229.jpg Many driving video games lock you into rules that can make driving feel stressful, which is great if you’re in a competitive mood. But sometimes you might want to just relax and enjoy the ride. […]
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Slow Roads offers a chill, endless driving experience in your browser - Enlarge / Slow Roads lets you drive through infinite dynamically genera... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1892326 #gaming&culture #browsergames #meditation #videogames #slowgames #slowroads #relaxing
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Slow Roads offers a chill, endless driving experience in your browser - Enlarge / Slow Roads lets you drive through infinite dynamically genera... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1892326 #gaming&culture #browsergames #meditation #videogames #slowgames #slowroads #relaxing