Bach has always been Roginski's first musical love, through him, he says, he learned to play. These are dance forms, parts of different suites. And they are not. Because this is no Bach, but Roginski, and dances have not a traces of dance form. Irregular, slow pace, reflection on each note, surprising tone by using different voices of guitar - Bach lovers orthodox will be indignant to this idea. For others there will be a strange charm. This is a very personal record.
Raphael Roginski Bach Bleach
Bach has always been Roginski's firstmusicallove,throughhim,he says,he learnedto play.These aredance forms,partsof differentsuites.And they are not.Because this is noBach,butRoginski,anddanceshave nota traces of dance form. Irregular, slowpace,reflectiononeachnote,surprisingtonebyusingdifferent voices of guitar-Bachloversorthodoxwill be indignanttothisidea. For others therewill bea strangecharm.This is a verypersonalrecord. (Polityka)
Label: Multikulti Project, 2009 Catalogue No: MPCC001 Format: CD
Raphael Roginski's take on Bach is not traditional but a creative dispute with the performances of these canonical works i. .. our habits. Dramatically slow pace, evocative color, original phrasing and controlled growth acting as a "time machine" - move the listener beyond temporality, calm and soothe, help trace "in microscopic close-up" course of melodic and harmonic architecture works. The sounds of guitar technique - breathing, noise, wheezing, cracks and preparations, - here are deliberately exaggerated: the right to suggest an utterly spent, but still somehow functioning music box. Roginski reads Bach emphasizing his melodiousness, delicacy and mystery of this music. At the same time he refers to the sounds and articulation of lute music - on the one hand, and - to folk, and even experimental on the other. It is hard to believe that these compositions were written hundreds of years ago, and it's Bach ... For me, the greatest value of the works carried out by Roginski lies in the unique atmosphere of concentration and isolation - meditation with a certain amount of melancholy.
About:
Raphael Roginski – guitarist, composer and performer, improviser, cultural animator and student of musical folklore. He started playing electric guitar at the age of thirteen. Educated in jazz and classical, he also studied musical theory and ethnomusicology. Since the very beginning of his creative work he has been focusing primarily on improvisation rooted in blues and jazz, as well as on ethnic and folk music. It is the combination of those two paths that best defines his style both in terms of composing and performing. Deeply rooted in the Jewish culture, Roginski always sought to accommodate it in his art and this search resulted in the conception of two projects which he leads: Shofar and Cukunft. He also acts as art director of festivals showcasing new Jewish culture – like Tikkun, Varshe or Mizrach – and as consultant for projects featured at those festivals. Another source of inspiration for Roginski is the primitive music of America, blues and 1960s rock. Filtered and processed, it can be heard in both his solo and band performances. A deep analysis of techniques employed by classical blues guitarists and the knowledge of instruments of the 1950s and 1960s form the basis of Roginski’s sound. Inspired, on the other hand, by American experimental music (Harry Patch, Henry Cowell and others), Roginski formed the band Spinalonga. Research of European ‘early music’ resulted in the recent release of Roginski gra Bacha (Roginski Plays Bach), a collection of Bach’s pieces played on prepared guitars. Roginski is also involved in projects stemming from the international new jazz scene. His compositions, improvisations and interpretations are often used as soundtrack for various artistic events – documentaries and animations (e.g. Man Ray, Viking Elling), performing acts (J. Kalina), traditional and multimedia theatre plays ( ), and literature readings (Tadeusz Rózewicz, Mieczyslaw Mysliwski, Mieczyslaw Abramowicz, Andrzej Stasiuk). Performing mainly on his own artistic terms, he gives solo concerts and leads various ensembles. Currently, his ongoing musical projects include the aforementioned Shofar, Cukunft and Spinalonga, as well as the trio with Macio Moretti and Marcin Masecki, the duo Sisters with DJ Lenar and solo concerts. Roginski played or collaborated with, among others, Kazuchisa Uchichashi, Le Quan Ninh, Noel Akchote, Frederic Blondy, Keith Rowe, Joe Giardullo, Axel Dorner, Thomas Lehn, Andrew Sharpley, John Edwards, John Tilbury, Brigit Ulher, Yale Strom , Tim Daisy, Dave Rempis, Mark Tokar, Mark Sanders, Clayton Thomas, Kris Wenders, Peter Jaquemyn, Waclaw Zimpel, Emiter, Macio Moretti, DJ Lenar, Daniel Pigonski, Konstanty Usenko, Jarek Bester, Ireneusz Socha, Vadim O.Pavluk, Ryszard Latecki, Rafal Mazur, Piotr Bukowski, Arszyn, Mikolaj Trzaska, Maria Peszek. Roginski frequently participates in music workshops, competitions and festivals of contemporary music, including the Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow, Simcha in Wroclaw, Four Cultures in Lódz, Ha Motiv Ha Jehudi in Warsaw, Rainbow Coalition Festival in Hanover (USA), Warsaw Autumn, Gaudeamus Music Week in Hague, Ars Electronica in Linz, G2 Music for creative chamber orchestra, NuFolk in Gdansk, Fete de la Musique in Paris, and many others.
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