Opis:

section one Phlegethon (stream of fire)
section two Cocytus (river of lamentation)
section three Acheron (river of woe)
section four Styx (river of rage)
section five Lethe (river of forgetfulness) or oblivion
section six Elysium (fields of relief)

Arne Deforce : Cello.
Mika Vainio : Processing, electronics.

Recorded in Vooruit, Ghent. 20-22 december 2011.
Recording engineer: Benjamin Dousselaere.
Editing and mixing: Dousselaere, Vainio, Deforce. -Brussels, October 2013.
Mastering: Denis Blackham @ Skye mastering.

Design: Dave Coppenhall

Arne Deforce is renowned for his passionate and unparalleled performances of contemporary and experimental music. As a soloist, his repertoire consists mainly of solo and chamber music with a special interest in works deemed ‘unplayable’ but ‘performable’ from composers such as Iannis Xenakis, Richard Barrett, John Cage and Brian Ferneyhough.

Mika Vainio was one half of the minimal electronic duo Pan Sonic. His solo works, under his own name and under aliases like Ø, are known for their analogue warmth and electronic harshness ranging from abstract drone works or minimal avant techno.

In Greek and Roman Mythology, Hephaestus was the god of fire; celestial blacksmith; craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes; son of Zeus and Hera; husband of Aphrodite. The river Phlegethon was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, where Hephaestus operated. Plato describes it as "a stream of fire, which coils round the earth and flows into the depths of Tartarus. It is said that the goddess Styx was in love with Phlegethon, but she was consumed by his flames and sent to Hades.

On this Editions Mego release, Hephaestus couples the rich acoustics of Deforce's cello techniques with .......
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