MAISON DES RENDEZ-VOUS
Music from Betontanc's homonymous theatre performance
Nika Records, 2003
Produced by Silence. 'Killer Hip-Hop', 'La Fete', 'Mr. Hudd Refuses To Sit' and 'The Chant - Reprise' produced by Silence and Peter Penko

1. The Chant
Foreplay:
   2. Rose
   3. The Housekeeper
   4. The Weight Of The Walls
   5. Unlikely Assassins
   6. A Threat From Below
7. Intruders
8. The Seesaw Room
9. Cockroaches!
10. Killer Hip-Hop
11. La Fête
12. Mr. Hudd Refuses To Sit
13. Violence
14. Bone Dance
15. The Chant - Reprise (featuring Andja Maric)

Listen to: Cockroaches!


Maison Des Rendez-Vous, the soundtrack for the ninth Betontanc (the notorious contemporary dance theater) performance, marks the third collaboration between director Matjaz Pograjc and Silence, as well as the third, long awaited Silence LP (since Unlike A Virgin in '99). The record was released on Tehnika Records, a sub-division of Nika Records, on April 16th 2003.

After Midnight Meat Flight (1999) and Peter Pan (2001), Matjaz Pograjc and Silence joined forces once again in order to bring to life a devious tale inspired by the work of Harold Pinter. In Maison Des Rendez-Vous, six dancers - actors confront their fears and each other in a macabre room that seems to have a life of its own. Constantly swinging like a giant seesaw, the malevolent room deprives the performers of the one certainty we're all accustomed to: the firm ground beneath our feet. Combined with the overwhelming dance mastery of the Betontanc theater, the unique stage (conceived by scenographer Sandi Mikluz) provides a set where one must constantly bend and occasionally break the law of gravity in order to survive.


photo: Miha Fras

The soundtrack is probably a surprise for those who expected a record stylistically similar to the group's first two releases. The music on this record is mainly instrumental (except for the opening and closing song). It is an interesting mixture of analogue sounds, electro beats, exotic instruments (koto, shamisen, dulcimer etc.) and live rythmic experiments, underlined by a live string quartet (The Rozmarinke string quartet, with whom Silence already successfully collaborated on numerous occasions). Mystic, profound, occasionally almost classical, yet undeniably fresh and toyful. Maison Des Rendez-Vous brings a whole new dimension to the public's perception of what Silence's music is supposed to be.

The Maison des rendez-vous soundtrack is available in all major stores in Slovenia. It is also available online - see Mail Order for more information.

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