TRIPLE POINT - 'EMPAC SESSIONS'

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• IMPREC518 - CD

  793447551821

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Triple Point, featuring Pauline Oliveros, Doug Van Nort and Jonas Braasch, was an improvising trio with a core instrumentation of soprano saxophone, greis/electronics, and V-accordion. The name refers to the point of equilibrium on a phase plot, which acts as a metaphor for the group's improvisational dialogue. Triple Point's musical interaction was centered around an interplay between acoustics, physically-modeled acoustics (v-accordion), and electronics. Van Nort captured the sound of the other players on-the-fly, either transforming them in the moment to create blended textures or new sonic gestures or holding them for return in the near future. Oliveros changes between timbres and "bends" the intended factory sound models through her idiosyncratic use of the virtual instrument, while Braasch explores extended techniques, including long circular-breathing tones and multiphonics. This mode of interaction has resulted in situations where acoustic/electronic sources are indistinguishable without very careful listening, while other times, this becomes wildly apparent. This continual, fluid morphing is a product of Deep Listening and listening in the moment. The tracks were recorded by Jonas Braasch during a week-long residency at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), Troy, NY, August 2012. Mastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance. Electro/Acoustic Improvisations Featuring: Jonas Braasch - Soprano Saxophone Pauline Oliveros - V-Accordion Doug Van Nort - Granular-feedback Expanded Instrument System (GREIS),electronic

Tracks

1. Improvisation #1 2. Improvisation #2 3. Improvisation #3 4.Improvisation #4

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PAULINE OLIVEROS, MIYA MASAOKA, ISSUI MINEGISHI - 'TWO DAYS IN DREAMLAND'

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• IMPREC519 - 2xCDs

  793447551920

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These stunning recordings combine the great strengths of Pauline Oliveros on her Roland V-Accordion, Issui Minegishi; Ichigenkin master and great-great granddaughter of the founder of the Seikyodo Ichigenkin tradition and Miya Masaoka on her 21 string Japanese Koto. Together, these masterful improvisors create a beautiful and fascinating world of instrumental communication. This trio of legendary artists establish a sonic zone so compelling that you'll never want to leave. This double CD preserves the original session edits chronologically in order to preserve the emotional flow of the recordings. Disc one presents the first day of sessions and disc two presents the second day. Hence the title, Two Days In Dreamland. Recorded at Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York. Mastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance. Pauline Oliveros, composer and accordionist, was a central figure in the development of post-war experimental and electronic music. She was a founder of the San Francisco Tape Music Center along with Ramon Sender and Morton Subotnick and she also served as its director. Oliveros taught at Mills College, UCSD, Oberlin and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Oliveros was a writer, new music theorist and developer of the concept of "deep listening." Important Records is committed to the preservation of Oliveros' legacy. Minegishi Issui is the great-great-granddaughter of Tokuhiro Taimu, founder of the Seikyodo Ichigenkin tradition. She received her earliest training from her great-grandmother, Matsuzaki Issui, who was the 3rd hereditary head of Seikyodo and who was also designated by the Japanese government as official guardian of the Ichigenkin tradition, as one of the country’s Intangible Cultural Treasures. In 1988 with the death of her great-grandmother, the young Minegishi succeeded to the position of 4th Iemoto, while receiving further instruction from Saito Ichiyo who was entrusted as her guardian and tutor in the tradition. Miya Masaoka is an American sonic artist, composer and performer. Her work explores bodily perception of vibration, movement and time, while foregrounding complex timbre relationships. She has created a body of work that encompasses scores for orchestras and ensembles, sculpture works instigating new modes of listening, interactive media. Among her awards are the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fulbright, the American Academy Rome Prize, the Doris Duke Artist Award and the United States Artist Award. She has had a solo exhibition at Savvy Contemporary in Berlin, Germany. Masaoka studied composition with Alvin Curran, Maryanne Amacher, and has conducted research with Noh Theater music and movement with Hisa Uzawa and the Noh Kanze School. She studied Gagaku with Suenobu Togi, koto with the Sawai school, and the ichigenkin with Issui Minegishi. Masaoka was the founder of the San Francisco Gagaku Society and the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival. As an improvisor, she has performed and/or recorded with Cecil Taylor, Dr. L. Subramaniam, Anthony Braxton, Henry Brant, Steve Coleman, Vijay Iyer, Pauline Oliveros and many others, and has numerous recordings with many leaders in the field.

Tracks

1. Day One I 2. Day One II 3. Day One III 4. Day One IV 5. Day One V 6. Day Two I 7. Day Two II 8. Day Two III 9. Day Two IV 10. Day Two V 11. Day Two VI

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ANALOG TARA - 'LIFE OF THE MOTHER'

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• IMPREC539 - MC

  793447553917

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Analog Tara’s Life of the Motheris a sonic meditation on the depth, expansiveness, complexity, and power that this phrase holds. This album is made from layers of generative processes and interactions with them. Analog Tara uses a Zillion sequencer and Xone mixer as system guides, and sounds of the ARP 2500, Jealous Heart, Access Virus, Oberheim OB-6, Jomox XBase, Moog DFAM, and more to create a compelling electronic narrative. Composed, recorded + mixed by Tara Rodgers. Mastered by Piper Payne, assisted by Colby Gustafson, at Neato Mastering in Nashville, TN. Art by Jackie Milad, She Goes Ancient, mixed media, 2019.

Tracks

1. I of V2. II of V3. III of VB side:4. IV of V5. V of V

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