Jani Christou, Enantiodromia/Praxis/... (side A)

This 1992 LP collects 5 Christou pieces from the 1960s.  Christou hailed from Greece, though he was born in Egypt, and these are some of his later works (he died in 1970).  The recording seems to emphasize room mics, which make the treble sounds clearer than the lower frequencies.  Violins, cymbals, and shouted vocals jump out, while other sounds recede into the blur.  The pieces are woozy and hazy.  The clear intention of structure and dynamics produces a feeling of space and float—any other focus recedes into the background.  The cover design, which is obviously part of a series, reveals nothing about the record's contents.