Hold It Up to the Sun Loops - EP
- 流派:Classical 古典
- 语种:其他
- 发行时间:2015-10-10
- 类型:录音室专辑
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- 时长
简介
Hold It Up To The Sun is about discovery. It's about looking at things from a different angle and in a new light. I have always loved experimenting with the sonic capabilities of the flute, and when I first combined it with electronics, a whole new landscape opened up. This EP is the first original product of my search for my authentic musical voice. I was heavily inspired by the minimalist and profound cello layering of Zoë Keating in the making of this album. I wanted to evoke lots of emotion with simple sounds, sort of like when you smell a scent that triggers a vivid memory from your past or childhood. Most of the songs are narrative, since I tend to write by imagining a story first and then a melody and then what will back it up. Some song stories: Nervous Song: when I moved back to Austin from Barcelona in 2013, most of my friends from grad school in Austin had moved away. I wanted to make new friends, and although I consider myself a pretty outgoing person, it still made me anxious, so I wrote this kind of comedy-performance piece about how I couldn't decide how to present myself to a new person. It usually lasted about 7 minutes, and it would end differently depending on the mood I was in the day of the performance. It was only in the studio in May 2015 that it was condensed into its concise, EP-track form. Neverland: it started out as an untitled improvisation based on the two basic sections of the piece, the ethereal chorus and the jazzy beatbox groove. It didn't reach its final form until a year and a half after I started performing it as "structured improv #1!" The Rifleman was written after the spirit of my daring, hilarious and adventurous uncle, Luke Slottow. I struggled for weeks trying to write something that would capture his immense love of life, exhilaration, and the outdoors, but it was only in the last few hours before I was to play at his memorial service that the melodies and sounds came together. A Moment of Silence was written for my grandfather. It is the first sad song I have ever written, but someday I hope to be able to harness more of the power of my negative emotions into music (not just my optimism!).