Iris Disse: CD of the month, Radio Okerwelle
"... Only moonlight as silver spots on huge leaves. How long have we been going? Time no longer exists." This is how Iris Disse describes her perceptions during a ritual under the guidance of the shaman Don Yachak, in which she entered a trance state by taking the ayahuasca brew, which made her oscillate between her own rational world and that of the Amazon Indians. She "processed" these experiences into a musical collage, which was premiered during Expo 2000. Ayahuasca Noche de ritual is now available on CD, published by Schneeball. The listener can expect a world of sound that is fascinating even without the use of means to expand consciousness - jungle noises combine with electronic beats, beguiling, strange-sounding female voices of the group 2Ilaloa give an idea of why Odysseus allowed himself to be tied to the mast of his ship Resist sirens. If the listener gets involved with this album, then he is kidnapped into a magical world, has a certain share in the ritual, even if "only" from a distance. Iris Disse is a work that both captivates and conveys freedom. ahi
Five stars from Jazzthetik 6`03 for Iris Disse
Quote: The album AYAHUASCA Noche de ritual by IRIS DISSE, a German soundscaper who works as a media expert in Ecuador, has a much more intense effect. The Amazon jungle, the encounter with its indigenous people, even with a shaman and the mysterious brew he takes to achieve a state of trance, can probably be captured better with sound documents than with photos. Iris Disse has generated an electroacoustic suite from field recordings of such encounters, which reproduces an acoustic 3D hike into the magical world of hearing on a Jungle Night. You can almost always hear crickets and of course a thousand other noises, as well as instruments somewhere in the thicket as well as the voices of the shaman and Iris Disse, who whispers her lyrics and songs more than they perform. All parts merge into one another. There is no better way to portray the emotional world that such a trip triggers and to make it accessible to us, who are not Amazon researchers. To do this, however, you should definitely put on headphones, close your eyes, darken the room and turn off the phone for an hour. -Hans Jürgen Lenhart