[microsound-announce] mem1 "Aurelia" on MPRNTBL
Glenn Bach
glenncbach at gmail.com
Tue Mar 3 11:32:25 EST 2009
Here is the latest free download on MPRNTBL:
AURELIA
mem1
http://www.mprntbl.com/
http://www.mprntbl.com/mprn-002.html
"As with most of mem1's performances, Aurelia is a structured
improvisation based upon a series of instructions predetermined by the
performers. This piece explores the extremes of the sonic spectrum,
starting with sparse pizzicati and growing into thick, nebulous
soundscapes. About halfway through, the piece begins thinning out, and
the focus shifts to the use of bowed harmonics and subtle variations in
timbre. As these sounds are manipulated, they become more textured and
bubbly, with occasional disruptions, before finally settling into a
weightless calm."
Recorded live (premiere) at Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San
Clemente Drive, Newport Beach, CA, March 23, 2006.
mem1 (Laura Thomas-Merino, cello; and M. Cera, electronics)
http://www.mem1.com/
MPRNTBL is a net label dedicated to quiet music, lowercase, free
improvisation, field recordings, analog noise, and collaborative
soundscapes. Forthcoming releases from Intense Situations of Peril,
smgsap, and MPU.
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