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In the Glow of Distant Fires

by Johannes Malfatti

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Released on Richard Chartier´s label LINE

"In the Glow of Distant Fires" is a selection of impromptu compositions for church organs in Berlin. The music was recorded between Summer 2020 and Spring 2021 during the shooting of the feature film "Whales" that documents churches in the former West part of Berlin.

The churches were constructed in the 1950s & 60s after the devastations of World War II, to serve in part as a reminder of the horrors of war and The Holocaust. All built in a brutalist architectural style, the buildings embody and convey a distinct futurism that strongly inspired the mood of the compositions.

My goal was to capture the idiosyncrasies of the individual organs and explore their sonic possibilities beyond standard registrations and playing techniques and thus provide a unique sonic fingerprint for each section of the film.

But the music is also a reckoning with questions of spirituality and mortality in the face of personal loss and the eerie times that were the days of lock down.

As we stood together in a circle someone pointed to the fires on the horizon and at that moment, I hoped by the time the light had reached us, the fires had long burned out.

In memory of Hilde

released October 13, 2023

Thanks to: Christoph Krüger, Max Cramer, Friedolin Schüpper, Jeff Wood, Olivier Alary, Benoit de Villeneuve, Benjamin Morando, Radu Malfatti

cover photo: Max Cramer

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released October 17, 2023

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Johannes Malfatti Berlin, Germany

Johannes Malfatti is a composer, pianist, drummer and sound designer from Berlin. Over the years he has found a multitude of musical outlets. Be it as a composer for film and theatre, in his solo work or as part of music projects, most notably with Olivier Alary´s ensemble. ... more

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