Sikorski's minimalism was unique to any of these native and foreign influences. He was a philosopher-minimalist concerned with the meditative properties of his compositions. He was impressed by the existential crisis in Kierkegaard's philosophical work, The Sickness Unto Death. Sikorski's attraction to despair may have had roots in personal tragedy, where intoxication, abandonment and ridicule plagued his existence.
His philosophy could be as well paraphrased by Queen's existential Bohemian Rhapsody: "nothing really matters, anyone can see, nothing really matters..." On the other hand, literally every note matters in his distinct minimalist style. It is here that I've identified most strongly with Sikorski's longing for brutal beauty. In this space, one can go so far as to be intentionally painful.
Kasia Głowicka
"Solitude of Sounds: in memoriam Tomasz Sikorski" is a collection of works created in Polish Radio Experimental Studio by Polish pioneer of minimalism, Tomasz Sikorski and by his friends and followers.
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