Votive, by Rosa Anschütz

Votive

by Rosa Anschütz

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Ale33321 Love the ambiance from start to end, flawless production/album! 'Morph Me' and 'Rausch der Sinne' stand out for me <3 Favorite track: Morph Me.

phlip_lip The whole album is amazing but if i had to pick a favourite, it would be "Opacity". Favorite track: Opacity.

zelivebattery really like in spate, but methane is a close second. Good stuff! Favorite track: In Spate.

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1.	Out Of True 04:15	buy track
2.	Soft Resource 04:15	buy track
3.	In Spate 03:06	buy track
4.	Rausch der Sinne 04:49	buy track
5.	Methane 04:36	buy track
6.	Opacity 03:54	buy track
7.	Morph Me 03:41	buy track
8.	Zitterndes Wasser 04:58	buy track
9.	Adjustment 08:31	buy track

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A votive. An object as an offering. An intention. A spell in physical form. Music as a form of invocation. Sound as clay. Moulded, sculpted, manipulated to embody said intention. Magick. Chaos. Turning sound into clay. Clay into earthenware. Literally.

Making use of the term Votive opened a large room for interpretation for me. There is so much that I could argue with, which would be about me (atheism, queerness or feminism ) in order to prevent misinterpretation. But I don’t want to limit the interpretation of it by explaining my own personal view. – Rosa Anschütz

The debut LP from transmedia artist / vocalist / producer Rosa Anschütz is a collection of nine votives presented in sonic and ceramic form (every song has its sculptural equivalent). It’s the result of several years of daily rituals: word collages as incantations, audio sigils created by shaping electric voltages and casting sound into clay. Votive is also a highly charged space full of spirit/emotion, a religious experience distilled from the ecstasies of an agnostic.

I sang in choirs for a very long time and enjoy hearing multiple voices. I also love the reverb effect you get in a Church, I emulate this using effect pedals and plug-ins. I also use vocal loops like mantras. I can enter into self-hypnosis through singing. – Rosa Anschütz

Votive was produced by Jan Wagner. It took three years for the initial sketches to punctuate in finished songs. The basis for the music was created using Rosa’s self-built modular synthesizer, which she describes as an entity full of personality that “reacts on my mood of the day.” The lyrics were distilled from her growing collection of decontextualised phrases, loose poems – often written on the move – and diary-like entries, obsessively collected over the years. During the production, these word-formations were intuitively combined with the modular soundscapes, and sculpted till they became holistic, well-balanced micro-universes.

A synthesizer can literally absorb you. It not only has a range of sounds, but also its own personality. I’m constantly changing how I make use of it. – Rosa Anschütz

Like the material found on last year’s Rigid EP, these songs are a curious alloy crafted from a range of sonic vernaculars: experimental / noise, cold wave, techno and avant-pop. The space they evoke remains cool and dusky, both airless and cathedral vast. Spoken word pieces are woven in between spectral choral arrangements, the effect is that of hypnotic mantras. Votive is far from a neutral experience and there is a clear before and after, once you hear it.

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released November 2, 2020

Production: Jan Wagner
Mastering: Zino Mikorey

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Rosa Anschütz Berlin, Germany

With every new album, musician Rosa Anschütz immerses herself in new sounds. What sustains the production is the energetic collection of the texts, which in the flow of things transform into lyrics and are the heart of every track.

Ethos is a melody. ... more

discography

Interior

Feb 2024
Goldener Strom

May 2022
Votive

Nov 2020
Rigid

May 2019

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