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Andrius Arutiunian. Armen 05:05
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Gediminas Žygus. Delirium 03:02
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Jūra Elena Šedytė. Nice to Meet You 05:35
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Donatas Tubutis. Tracer 06:05
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Juta Pranulytė. Intus 08:58
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Justina Šikšnelytė. Going In 06:40
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Aurimas Bavarskis. v.a.l. 10:27
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Aistė Noreikaitė. Digital Empathy 10:13
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Vitalija Glovackytė. Tender Volts 04:03
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A CD compilation Far Away, But Ever Closer – presents new works by the rising generation of Lithuanian composers. The distinguishing feature of the album is that it showcases compositions by artists born and educated in Lithuania, who are currently living and working elsewhere. Scattered around the world, their works are better known overseas than they are back home. Relentless and eager to push the boundaries of composition in its classical form, they break rules, or create their own, explore the alternative creative outlets, and blend them together.

The album features 9 compositions by Andrius Arutiunian, Gediminas Žygus, Jūra Elena Šedytė, Donatas Tubutis, Juta Pranulytė, Justina Šikšnelytė, Aurimas Bavarskis, Aistė Noreikaitė, and Vitalija Glovackytė. The sound is predominantly electronic or electroacoustic, partially determined by the fact that a few artists are graduates from the Sonology Institute at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, which specializes in digital music creation, sound art, algorithmic composition, sound and space analysis, and integrated lab science, programming, and acoustics.

All featured artists pursue their own different interests and use different media. The selection highlights their dissimilarities, and allows for a better understanding of how they differ from the Lithuanian context. Šumila further suggests that the “innate ‘otherness’ of the featured artists often resulted in their decision to seek development opportunities abroad, for the ecosystem of creative practices and trends in Lithuania is, alas, quite limited. Nevertheless, he insists that the cultural climate in Lithuania is quickly adapting, and soon we will witness the emergence of local artists working with improvisatory music, interdisciplinary and sonic arts, and who conceptually employ modern technology in their practice. Similarly, the culture of presentation and curatorship of new works will keep changing accordingly.”

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released December 31, 2018

CURATED BY EDVARDAS ŠUMILA

CD mastering - Tadas Dailyda
Liner notes - Edvardas Šumila
Editors - Radvilė Buivydienė, Sigita Ilgauskaitė, Asta Pakarklytė, Linas Paulauskis
Translator - Vanda Gaidamovič
English language proofreaders - Linas Paulauskis, Chad Damon Stewart
Design - Eglė Ruibytė, Anastasija Sosunova
Executive producer - Sigita Ilgauskaitė

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Supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania

© Music Information Centre Lithuania, MICL CD102, mic.lt 
℗ The rights of phonogram producers belongs to the authors themselves except Gediminas Žygus record, released by Danse Noire

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