Tigran Hamasyan Shadow Theater
"Shadow Theater" is the fifth album by armenian pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan and his second release on Verve released in 2013.
In reference to an ancestral art of his country, Hamasyan plunges the listener into an imaginary, dreamlike world that owes as much to Tim Burton as to the tradition of shadow theatre. The album is packed with dozens of figurines that inhabit the pianist's head, from the labyrinthine metal of Meshuggah to the jazz fusion of Chick Corea, from Madlib to Sigur Rós and Steve Reich. Hamasyan explores both electronic and sonic avenues, proving himself to be a dazzling songwriter as well as a singer with a fragile timbre.
This 140-gram vinyl is the first international vinyl reissue, pressed at Pallas, and is presented in a gatefold jacket.
Tracklist:
A1. The Poet 4:17
A2. Erishta 4:39
A3. Lament 3:47
A4. Drip 4:11
B1. The Year Is Gone 2:39
B2. Seafarer 4:27
B3. The Court Jester 5:46
C1. Pagan Lullaby 3:19
C2. Pt1 Collapse 5:04
C3. Pt2 Alternative Universe 6:36
D1. Holy 5:22
D2. Road Song 6:43