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Why Does This Appear?

by Synaesthesis

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1.
Prologue 05:09
2.
Transition I 02:50
3.
Blur-road 05:11
4.
Storm 04:20
5.
Transition II 02:27
6.
Sand Between My Fingers 03:49
7.
Soil Taste Straw 03:48
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Transition III 02:27
9.
My Mothers Father's Father 02:56
10.
Sunshine Cake 03:41
11.
Steam 03:58
12.
Cigarette 03:33
13.
Floors 04:28
14.
Epilogue 04:14

about

How does our memory work? Why do memories appear, and what is their real purpose? These themes are scrutinised by composer Dominykas Digimas and director Kristijonas Dirsė in a new musical film: “Why Does This Appear?” The basis of the script is the nine most vivid memories of seven characters of the film. However, this work’s narrative is built without words: only employing cinematic language and music that create nine silent scenes. Following the chain of memories, personal stories in the film are told and retold: every time mildly changing the emphasis of each memory. With the disappearing line between real and imaginary past experiences, the subjective nature of memory reveals itself. “Why Does This Appear?” is a film where the surreal world of silhouettes intertwines with a documentary: a kind of illusion whose actors are the performers of Vilnius contemporary music ensemble.

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released February 10, 2021

Performers:
Vytenis Gurstis (flute)
Artūras Kažimėkas (clarinet)
Diemantė Merkevičiūtė (violin)
Monika Kiknadzė (viola)
Gunda Baranauskaitė (cello)
Donatas Butkevičius (doublebass)
Pranas Kentra (e. guitar)
Andrius Rekašius (percussion)
Marta Finkelštein (piano)
Karolis Variakojis (conductor)

Album design: Greta Unguvaitytė

Recorded at Mama Studios, Vilnius, Lithuania, February 2020
Sound engineer - Arūnas Zujus
Mix and mastering by Vytautas Bedalis

Film Crew:
Dominykas Digimas (composer)
Kristijonas Dirsė (director and writer)
Linas Žiūra (cinematographer)
Random Heroes (scenography)
Morta Nakaitė (costume design)
Liucina Mackialo (producer)

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Synaesthesis Vilnius, Lithuania

Synaesthesis vision extends beyond the sound into space, light, movement, and narrative — any medium that allows for professionally performed music to become a multidimensional experience and blur the lines between genres.

Having been awarded the Ernst von Siemens Foundation Ensemble Prize in 2020, Synaesthesis continues to widen its reach as a performing entity of considerable renown. ... more

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