ONE from ONE by Noema
Noema’s new album is a surreal cosmic journey. The music is part of a comprehensive art piece called “ONE” that consists of music, storytelling, remixes, interactive choreography and stage design, theater, and costumes. Sun Ra meets Steve Reich meets Larry Levan - imagine it as a “happening” from the 70s.
Over the past year and half, Noema has written and recorded the music with a small orchestra, created the story, texts, costumes, graphics, videos, choreography, and showed an early experimental version at Garbicz Festival 2022.
In ONE, Noema tells the story of his space explorations, in which he manifests as four Interdimensional Space Voyagers. Because humanity has lost their ability to play and connect with each other, these entities became trapped in our dimension and now put on performances to re-power their portal, so that we can all be interdimensional again! During the performance five actors invite up to 120 people from the audience to join the action.
Accompanying ONE is a remix album including artists such as Lauer, Kalabrese, Shubostar, Panthera Krause, Mehmet Aslan, Lovefingers, Kelpe and Nicola Noir, which will be released in early 2024.
Watch the intergalactic and highly entertaining Videos that explain the full story and genesis of ONE here.
The form of the music from ONE is loosely based on the minimal music classic “In C” by Terry Riley: It consists of 56 melodic patterns, which are repeated and consecutively played from the first to the last. Every player can move on to the next pattern at their own pace. The piece is approximately 45 minutes long without a break.
It is said, The Magic Movement comes from a place beyond the border, where animals can talk and the trees are made of poetry. Since their arrival, this international family of like minded artists celebrates transcultural songs and dances from all over the world and mix it with Downbeat, House and Techno.