Future: ON [sounds inspired by Lem] is an audio drama longform that I created in 2021 as part of Stanisław Lem's hundredth celebration. What I was trying to do was interpret Lem with sound. It's a quite abstract idea, but Lem's literature seems to be the perfect material for such experiments.
All the lyrical elements of this work are fragments of "The Cyberiad". Big thanks to Mao Rui - the author of the Chinese version of the book - for reading it and for letting me do whatever I wanted with her voice.
Thanks to Łukasz Myszkowski for sharing some mysterious recording with me. I used it on this album!
Thanks to Maciek Głowiński for creating the crazy SUPERFIKSACJE videoclip and documentary trailer.
And last but not least - big thanks to Kuba Krzeszowski. We did it, Man!
"Future: ON" is the international project. The Chinese premiere took place at the end of April. From now on, the album is also available here on Bandcamp.
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released June 24, 2022
concept and music // Michał Milczarek
mix and master // Marcin Cichy
production // Jakub Krzeszowski and Michał Milczarek
translation and voice // Mao Rui
voice recordings // Mikołaj Poncyljusz / Wermik Studio
label // Jazz Po Polsku Foundation
cover art // Kamil Tynecki
video // Maciej Głowiński
The „Future: ON” album is produced by the Jazz Po Polsku Foundation and financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. It is partnered by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
The patrons of the project are: Stanislaw Lem Institute, Polish Institute in Beijing, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Guangzhou, The Polish Space Agency POLSA.
Media patronate: Jazz Po Polsku Radio, Guomai Culture & Media,
JazzSoul.pl,
Chiny24.com, Radio Nowy Świat.