Trials of Orpheus (2004-2005)

by Tristan Burfield

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1.	Statue Theme 2005 02:08	buy track
2.	Live Loop Rehearsal 2004 01:33	buy track
3.	Mirror Image 2005 02:28	buy track
4.	Narcissus 2005 01:37	buy track
5.	Live Loop Rehearsal ii 2004 03:13	buy track
6.	Live Loop Rehearsal iii 2004 01:12	buy track
7.	Les Enfantes Terribles 2005 03:26	buy track
8.	Masked Ball 2005 02:01	buy track
9.	The Dreamer Awakes 2005 02:56	buy track
10.	Death Maiden Head 2005 04:53	buy track
11.	Opiate Revelry 2005 01:22	buy track
12.	Death of The Author 2005 03:05	buy track
13.	Shadow Pictures 6 2005 01:24	buy track
14.	Shadow Pictures Outtake 2005 01:15	buy track
15.	Shadow Pictures 4 2005 01:04	buy track
16.	Opening Titles 2005 02:09	buy track
17.	Auto Hypnosis 2005 00:44	buy track
18.	Sleeping State 2005 02:28	buy track
19.	Death of Eurydice 2005 02:25	buy track
20.	Climbing the walls ii 2005 01:38	buy track
21.	Glitterati Theme 2004 01:13	buy track
22.	Masquerade 2005 01:30	buy track

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Tristan Burfield-Trials of Orpheus (2004-2005) LP out now on Bandcamp:
In 2005, I re-scored Jean Cocteau's silent allegoric film Blood of a Poet (1930) substituting George Auric's traditional score with an original epic electronic score of my own devising (that provided a suitably surreal dream like ambience). The film project represented the culmination of my Bristol recordings and performances, and was premiered at Bristol Ashton Court Festival in 2005. This release comprises of previously unreleased Demo's and trial runs/alternative takes from the Blood of A Poet project, alongside early rehearsals for the tetralogy of Bristol live loop concerts previously released as Live Loop Vol. 1 (Arc Bar + Cube Cinema + Joint Social Club), in addition to previously unreleased tracks from Shadow Pictures film project which premiered at il Bordello, 2005. All tracks were recorded between 2004-2005 at my former Easton studio in Greenbank, Bristol. The front cover is a collage of Cocteau illustrations from Les Enfantes Terribles, the snowball seen pictured re-occurred frequently in his work, and became a central motif in Blood of a Poet (1930). The title of the work is a sly reference to the Orpheus myth which inspired Cocteau's cinematic vision.

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Tristan Burfield Norwich, UK

Tristan Burfield has been described by a new band a day as a modern day electro "polymath". His music often incorporates lo- fi elements such as videogames, toys, junk, glitches and noise.

Tristan's stubbornly retro approach (which has seen him brandish Gameboy's, Nes Consoles and Commodore 64 sound chips as soundsources) often embraces limitations as a means of creative inspiration. ... more

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