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BUOY is for electric organ and household appliances controlled at the feet with power strips: blender, mattress inflator, fan, vacuum, food processor, etc. An homage to Laurence Crane's 'The Swim,' The piece is built slowly from dense, low organ chords, buttressed by whirring, harmonic appliance combinations. The appliances gradually take control of the narrative, on, off, on, off, on...
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from Maintenance Hums,
released September 4, 2020
Performed by Ian Power (electric organ and appliances).
Recorded February 21, 2020, at the Wright Theater, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Md.
Engineered and mixed by Anastasia Kupstas.
Mastering: Murat Çolak
supported by 11 fans who also own “BUOY (after Laurence Crane)”
Composition in spite of traditionalism. A sonic abrasion and proof that contemporary classical music is interesting, engaging and intoxicating. jiristepan
supported by 9 fans who also own “BUOY (after Laurence Crane)”
My humanities professor showed me this piece and i cannot stop coming back to it. Something deep and alluring of this piece keeps me wanting more. Absolutely one of my favorite cuts from last year. Ra!
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Disappear into the shadowy dark ambient on the latest from Carlos Ferreira, each track texturally rich & absorbing. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 11, 2023
supported by 7 fans who also own “BUOY (after Laurence Crane)”
I loved reading through the complications and spectacular efforts that went into creating these pieces, but even more the works in themselves are masterful structures full of meaning and compelling invention. One of those rare records that leaves you able to imagine vast fields of unexplored musical territory, and assures you that the explorer sent out to them is sure to exceed what you can imagine Giles