iannis xenakis

This album is disc II "Les Polytopes I" of the 5 LP / 5 CD box set "Electroacoustic Works" that celebrates the 100th anniversary of IANNIS XENAKIS (on May 29th, 2022), one of the most influential 20th century avantgarde composers.

All tracks have been newly mixed by longtime zeitkratzer sound engineer MARTIN WURMNEST and mastered by RASHAD BECKER and finally reveal their full sonic range and dynamics. The five albums are: I: EARLY WORKS (KR089) Diamorphoses (1957) Concret PH (1958) Orient Occident (1961) Bohor (1962) II: LES POLYTOPES I (KR090) Hibiki Hana-Ma (1969) Mycenae Alpha (1978) Polytope de Cluny (1972) III: LES POLYTOPES II (KR044) Persepolis (1972) IV: LES POLYTOPES III (KR024) La Légende d'Eer (1978) V: LATE WORKS (KR091) Taurhiphanie (1987-88) Voyage Absolu Des Unari Vers Andromède (1989) Gendy 3 (1991) S.709 (1992)