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AMN Reviews: Charlemagne Palestine / Oren Ambarchi / Daniel O’Sullivan – KKAARREENNIINNAA (2026; Black Truffle)
Charlemagne Palestine calls KKAARREENNIINNAA the "karaoke" version of his composition, which is hilarious, accurate, and a whole lot more evocative than he probably intended. Karenina…
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AMN Reviews: Charlemagne Palestine / Oren Ambarchi / Daniel O’Sullivan – KKAARREENNIINNAA (2026; Black Truffle)
Charlemagne Palestine calls KKAARREENNIINNAA the "karaoke" version of his composition, which is hilarious, accurate, and a whole lot more evocative than he probably intended. Karenina (lower case) is a Palestine piece from 1997 for Indian harmonium and the composer's falsetto voice. It's a sort of raga filtered through 1960s-era minimalism (or vice versa?): prolonged organ tones accompanied by ritualistic vocals to mourn Palestine's deceased dog.