This piece is a sonic feast and a treat for the imagination. Ambient sounds are wonderfully observed and orchestrated here; narration is balanced acoustically, and the words are very fine--both wry and respectful. And the tones of the Azerbaijani language are beautiful, especially in the opening, when they linger untranslated. Some of the later dialogue could be given a more space relative to the translation. That said, it's a remarkably balanced tone poem altogether.
Through its subtle use of ambient sounds, Four Eggs transports listeners straight into a village in northern Azerbaijan to exotic, and even intimate, effect.
Seidl's narration has a pleasant, unpolished, and earnest tone which pulls you further into the piece, and the content of the narrative is packed with intriguing information.
There were a couple moments where I thought the background sounds muddied the narrative mildly, but it should not dissuade anyone from enjoying such an original piece.
Comments for Four Eggs
Produced by Carla Seidl
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Matthew Battles
Posted on November 09, 2008 at 02:01 PM | Permalink
Review of Four Eggs
This piece is a sonic feast and a treat for the imagination. Ambient sounds are wonderfully observed and orchestrated here; narration is balanced acoustically, and the words are very fine--both wry and respectful. And the tones of the Azerbaijani language are beautiful, especially in the opening, when they linger untranslated. Some of the later dialogue could be given a more space relative to the translation. That said, it's a remarkably balanced tone poem altogether.
Michael Paul Mason
Posted on November 09, 2008 at 03:55 AM | Permalink
Review of Four Eggs
Through its subtle use of ambient sounds, Four Eggs transports listeners straight into a village in northern Azerbaijan to exotic, and even intimate, effect.
Seidl's narration has a pleasant, unpolished, and earnest tone which pulls you further into the piece, and the content of the narrative is packed with intriguing information.
There were a couple moments where I thought the background sounds muddied the narrative mildly, but it should not dissuade anyone from enjoying such an original piece.