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In a world full of mysterious and timely entities, no one could be more exotic or more relevant. Imagene Peise is believed to have lived for a short time in Tikrit, Iraq. Her exact birthday is unknown. She is rumored to be just 18 at the time of this recording. Her extraordinary talent as a master jazz pianist at such a young age should, alone, put her in the realm of the stellar.
Available here for the first time Ms. Peise's Atlas Eets Christmas is a strange and beautiful experience. Little is known of her musical and recording life. Most of what is known is shrouded in clouds of legend and smoke of myth. But what is clear is her expressive playing and her unique arrangements.
The Atlas Eets Christmas collection is said to be a rehearsal for a doomed or poorly recorded session. But what an inspired "doomed" session it turned out to be. The forgotten facts of the trio that accompanies her will perhaps be invisible to us forever. But, as we hear, Imagene is not the only musical star shining through. Ominog Bangh the synthesizer virtuoso (playing the outmoted The Laughing/Crying Glider Synthesizer) and Indian classical musician Shineyu Bhupal are obvious, added other-worldly treats.
Atlas Eets Christmas stands as a missed opportunity. It's uncanny coincidence of a Middle Eastern talent embracing such American themes (jazz piano, Silver Bells and Winter Wonderland) as we know now, are glimpses of a future that was never to be. With her powerful message of kindness and peace we can only imagine if Ms. Peise had become an international star her influence could have, in some other space and time, prevented the current apocalyptic environment.
We can not know if her story is truly triumphant or sad. She is rumored to have committed suicide in 1978. But if she really is gone from this world in the physical sense then she is gloriously hovering above us in the metaphysical dimension as a source of sublime pleasure and reassurance anytime we need her. By playing this CD she is reanimated and we are once again comforted by her loving vision.
사이키델릭 록의 대가 플레이밍 립스(The Flaming Lips)가 선사하는 특별한 크리스마스 프로젝트
[Imagene Peise - Atlas Eets Christmas]
2007년, 플레이밍 립스(The Flaming Lips)가 “1978년에 자살한 이라크 출신의 재즈 피아니스트 Imagene Peise가 남긴 유일한 레코딩”이라는 구체적인 설정과 가상 인물의 이름으로 오직 소량의 CD로만 한정 판매했던 깜짝 선물 같은 크리스마스 앨범 [Atlas Eets Christmas]. 마치 먼지가 날리는 바그다드의 어느 카페에서 구슬프게 울려 퍼지는 듯한 피아노 소리는 플레이밍 립스의 멤버인 Steven Drozd의 연주로, 그 외 시타르, 신시사이저, 탐부라 등 이국적인 악기를 더해 행복과 감동 그러면서도 어딘가 슬픈 사이키델릭함이 묻어나는 클래식 캐롤을 선사한다. 특별한 가상인물을 내세워 미스터리한 앰비언스 사운드를 마음껏 들려주는 그들의 특별한 크리스마스 프로젝트 (네이버 뮤직 소개글)