
Cosmically Hip: The Death of Don Juan, by Kyle Gann
Kyle Gann discusses his revelatory discovery of The Death of Don Juan, from 1986 to present.
CD debut of this 1985 post-minimal landmark by Elodie Lauten, featuring performances by Arthur Russell and Peter Zummo. Lauten has been active in the downtown New York classical and punk scenes since moving from France in the 1970s. The Death of Don Juan is a breakthrough for its bold, lyrical minimalism in concert with a dramatic sensibility that is deeply faithful to the modern existential emotional experience. Originally self-produced and released as a small LP edition on her own label, it has been touted ever since by Kyle Gann, who adds notes to this edition, and was recently included on one of Alan Licht's Minimal Top Ten lists.
DIGITAL TRACK LIST
1. Overture (5:59)
Act I
2. Vision (5:09)
3. Death As Shadow (8:22)
4. Don Juan Enlightened (5:50)
5. Prelude (2:36)
Act II
6. Death As A Woman (3:04)
7. Duel (6:18)
8. Despair (6:50)
9. Despair Postlude (1:48)
10. Kyrie (5:56)