Inspired freely by the novel The Golem by Gustav Meyrink (1868-1932).

This piece is designed to be fully “played” by a percusionist on a malletKAT (a marimba-like MIDI instrument) controling a sampler.

— Gilles Gobeil [English translation: François Couture, v-15]

Golem was realized in November and December 2012 at the Laboratório Electroacústico de Criação (Lab for Electroacoustic Creation, LEC) of Miso Music Portugal in Lisbon (Portugal) and in July 2013 at EMS (Stockholm, Sweden). It was premiered on March 22, 2014 by Rick Sacks during the concert Rick Sacks Solo Electronic Show presented at The Array Space in Toronto (Canada). The piece was commissioned by Rick Sacks with support from the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ). Thanks to Rick Sacks, Miguel Azguime, Mats Lindström, and jef chippewa.

Composition

• November – December 2012, Lab for Electroacoustic Creation — Miso Music Portugal — Miso Music Portugal, Lisbon (Portugal)

Premiere

• March 22, 2014, Rick Sacks, malletKAT • Rick Sacks Solo Electronic Show, Array Space, Toronto (Ontario, Canada)

Awards

• Finalist, Category A (fixed medium), Musica Nova 2016, Prague (Czech Republic)

About this sound recording

This recording is a version without performer and was produced in 2015 in the composer’s studio.

Recording

• 2015, Personal studio, Drummondville (Québec)