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| − | [[Silence]] is the name of the renowned and also rather elusive duo | + | [[Silence]] is the name of the renowned and also rather elusive duo by [[Primož Hladnik]] (music and arrangements) and [[Boris Benko]] (music, lyrics and vocals). Musicians of an exceedingly broad horizon, their sound effortlessly straddles the fields of experimental pop, choral arrangements and melancholy electronica. They have published a number of albums, though the better part of their focus is reserved for theatre and film scores. |
The duo operates under the auspices of the [[Pekinpah Association]], a production house that mixes contemporary dance, design theory, music, and architecture. Among the duo's frequent collaborators is the band [[Laibach]], with whom they've performed across Europe as well as in North Korea. | The duo operates under the auspices of the [[Pekinpah Association]], a production house that mixes contemporary dance, design theory, music, and architecture. Among the duo's frequent collaborators is the band [[Laibach]], with whom they've performed across Europe as well as in North Korea. | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 26 July 2017
Contact
Past Events
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20 Aug 2015
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19 Aug 2015
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10 Jan 2011
11 Jan 2011
Show Your Face! performance directed by Matjaž Pograjc featuring Betontanc, Silence musical duo (Slovenia), Umka.lv theater group and Ugisa Vitinša musicians (Latvia),
at the Under the Radar Festival
Releases
The history of the band starts in 1992, with Benko and Hladnik accompanied by Matjaž Ferenc (he left in 1995). The duo made an international debut in 1996, with their song featured on the synthpop compilation Daydream Collection, released on the German label Gymnastic.
Some of their carefully carved albums are Ma non troppo (1997, Daydream Records), Unlike a Virgin (1999, Chrom Records; voted 'album of the year' in the German music magazine Orkus), Vain – a Tribute to a Ghost (2004, Matrix Music and Chrom Records), and Musical Accompaniment for the End of the World (2012, Pekinpah Association).
Since 2006 the duo has collaborated with Laibach; they co-authored the covers of national anthems for the Volk album (2006) and rearranged several tunes from the Sound of Music musical and three Korean glorification songs performed in North Korea (2015).
Theatre and film scores
Silence have written numerous (a couple of dozens) scores for plays and dance performances. They regularly collaborate with highly renowned theatre directors such as Matjaž Pograjc, the late Tomaž Pandur (among others plays on the critically praised Tesla Electric Company), Aleksandar Popovski and Primož Ekart, with the performances and puppet shows produced by Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL), Mladinsko Theatre, SNG Drama Ljubljana, Maribor Puppet Theatre, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Betontanc, and Bunker Institute.
Silence released The Passion of the Cold, an album with 24 compositions written for (or inspired by) Tomaž Pandur's plays Baroque and Caligula. The score of the album was published by Pekinpah, featuring 124 pages of notations for piano pieces as well as choral and orchestral works. They have also released some others of their scores.
The duet also made a soundtrack for several feature films by Damjan Kozole (A Call Girl, Project Cancer and Nightlife) and a handful of short films. They are featured in the documentary Liberation day (2016, co-produced by Staragara).
Electricity, featuring excerpts from the legendary film Ples v dežju (Dancing in the Rain, 1961) by Boštjan Hladnik
See also
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Silence is the name of the renowned and also rather elusive duo consisting of Primož Hladnik (music and arrangements) and Boris Benko (music, lyrics and vocals). +
Silence is the name of the renowned and also rather elusive duo consisting of Primož Hladnik (music and arrangements) and Boris Benko (music, lyrics and vocals). +
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