Parkins, Zeena - Dam Against The Spring Tide CD
SKU
RPR 1167 parkins
past turned space in 5 parts (1-5)
William Winant - vibraphone, crotales, harmonica
Brett Carson - piano, organ
Joan La Barbara - voice
Zeena Parkins - elbows on piano, field recordings
dam against the spring (6-10)
Laurent Bruttin - clarinets
Tony Buck - drums, orchestral percussion, objects
Christian Kesten - voice
Magda Mayas - piano, clavinet, objects
Matthew Ostrowski - electronics, processing
Zeena Parkins - acoustic harp
Sebastian Roux - electronic processing
“Composer/Performer Zeena Parkins announces the release of two multi-part compositions, inspired by discoveries she made combing through the Walter Benjamin archives in Berlin. “Past Turned Space” features virtuoso players William Winant/percussion and Brett Carson/keyboards navigating a set of vignettes, flickering in response to Benjamin’s intimate descriptions of childhood memories. “Dam Against the Spring Tide” is graced with an all-star band of composer/performers, including: Zeena Parkins/acoustic harp and electronics, Magda Mayas/prepared keyboards, Tony Buck/percussion, Laurent Bruttin/clarinets, Christian Kesten/voice, Matty Ostrowski/electronics, and special guest, Sebastian Roux/processing. All of these pieces reveal how colors, shapes, codes, scribbles, erasures, puzzles, wordplay, graphology, and imitation as a way of knowing, can be used to initiate musical processes, playing strategies, conversations and ultimately scores.”