Tibor Szemzo - Snap #2 The Other Shore and Cuba

As the title implies, Snap #2 can be considered a sequel to his cult album Snapshot from the Island (released in 1987, 2000 and 2020). In that first album the island was a metaphor for isolation and now Snap #2 offers Szemző’s reflections of his visits to real islands, Cuba in 1988-1990 and Japan in 1992-1994. As usual, Tibor Szemző processed the themes both visually and musically and haspresented them many times live as cinematographic performances. The previous version of The Other Shore was released in 1999 on CD. On this album the original recording from 1997 is used; it has been recomposed, remixed and remastered and some additionalrecordings have been included. The core of Szemző’s Gordian Knot Ensemble of the mid-nineties (Tibor Szemző on bass flute, PéterMagyar on drums and Tamás Tóth on bass guitar) has been enlarged by a string section and additional percussionists.