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Valse Brutal
File:Valse Brutal - Borut Krzisnik - cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released2009; rereleased: December 2014
Recorded2009
StudioP. N. studios, Ljubljana
Genre
Length46:20
LabelClaudio Records
ProducerBorut Kržišnik
Borut Kržišnik chronology
Sacre du Temps
(2005)
Valse Brutal
(2009)
Lightning
(2013)

Valse Brutal is the sixth album of Slovenian composer Borut Kržišnik, released in 2009 by Claudio Records (division Claudio Contemporary). It was composed and produced at his P.N. studio in Ljubljana in 2008.

During the album’s creation of the album, he turned his focus primarily toward computerized instruments and exploring music’s technological principles. It was the first time that he didn’t collaborate with any other musicians. The album features seven compositions that make their way through the highest levels of dynamics and turbulent articulations of rage and agitation.[1]

The album’s main themes are human violence and war. It represents Kržišnik’s protest against the absurdity and evil of war.[2]

The context of the Valse Brutal is based on the life story of a journalist who spent most of his career reporting from war hotspots. During his long career, he learned through his daily experience how difficult it was for people to break free from the vicious cycle of violence and were forced to accept brutality as something normal and death as part of their everyday life. Eventually, they no longer even want to end violence.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Intruder"6:17
2."Goldbach's Conjecture"9:24
3."Valse Brutal"5:02
4."Ludi Amphitheatrales"6:24
5."Dreams and Frames"6:27
6."Corridors of Power"7:03
7."Polite Predators"5:30

Personnel

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Musicians:

  • Borut Kržišnik - virtual orchestra

Production:

  • Composed and produced: Borut Kržišnik
  • Artistic adviser: Aleksandra Rekar
  • Recorded and mixed at P.N. Studios, Ljubljana, Slovenija, Ljubljana, 2008
  • Sound engineer: Bac Kajuh
  • Sound engineer assistant: Turob Tušek
  • Mastering: Colin Attwell
  • Design: TBT design
  • Acknowledgements: Zelko Pelicon, Mario Marolt, Aldo Ivančič, Franci Zabukovec, Janez Križaj, Tone Škrjanec, Ron Strouken, Martin Žvelc, Marinka Poštrak, Irena Povše, Rudi Pančur, Peter Kus

Label:

  • Claudio Records (div. Claudio Contemporary)

Critical reception

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  • Potokar, Jure (24 September 2009). "Brutalni valček" [Brutal Waltz]. Delo (in Slovenian) (Polet ed.). Ljubljana. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  • Bašin, Igor (8 August 2009). "Brez utvar" [No Delusions]. Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. Archived from the original on 27 February 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  • Batelić, Mario (November–December 2009). "Borut Kržišnik: Valse Brutal" [Borut Kržišnik: Valse Brutal]. Muska (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Društvo za raziskovanje popularne glasbe. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  • Jesih, Dušan (30 August 2009). "Borut Kržišnik: Valse Brutal" [Borut Kržišnik: Valse Brutal] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  • Milosavljevic, Marko (31 July 2009). "Borut Kržišnik: Valse Brutal". Delo (in Slovenian) (Vikend magazin ed.). Ljubljana. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  • Predin, Andrej (20 July 2009). "Brutalni valček Boruta Kržišnika" [Borut Kržišnik’s Brutal Waltz]. Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Delo. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  • Smasek, Uroš (29 April 2009). "Vsiljivec, vljudni plenilci… v brutalnem valčku" [Intruder, Polite Predators… in a Brutal Waltz]. Večer (in Slovenian). Maribor. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

Interviews

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  • Krivokapič, Igor (19 October 2009). "Borut Kržišnik". Iz slovenske glasbene ustvarjalnosti (in Slovenian). Event occurs at 17.00 - 18.00. RTV Slovenija. Radio Slovenija, 3. Program, Program ARS.
  • Fele, Jolanda (6 May 2009). "Borut Kržišnik in novi avtorski projekt Valse Brutal" [Borut Kržišnik and His New Project Valse Brutal]. Na piedestal (in Slovenian). Event occurs at 22:30. RTV Slovenija. Radio Slovenija, 2. Program, Val 202. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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References

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  1. ^ Batelić, Mario (November–December 2009). "Borut Kržišnik: Valse Brutal" [Borut Kržišnik: Valse Brutal]. Muska (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Društvo za raziskovanje popularne glasbe. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. ^ Bašin, Igor (8 August 2009). "Brez utvar" [No Delusions]. Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  3. ^ Potokar, Jure (24 September 2009). "Brutalni valček" [Brutal Waltz]. Delo (in Slovenian) (Polet ed.). Ljubljana. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2025.