5 Works for 2 Basses, by Antikythera Mechanism

5 Works for 2 Basses

by Antikythera Mechanism

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1.	The Night Hag 02:18	buy track
2.	Delos 09:53	buy track
3.	Automata 07:40	buy track
4.	Physis 06:07	buy track
5.	Glacial Tertius 25:02	buy track

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Debut release from Brisbane Double Bass duo Antikythera Mechanism (Oliver King & Max Fowler-Roy).

The following notes were prepared by them about the album:

The Night Hag is a composition by Oliver King. This work is a series of gestural phrases that represent the sleep paralysis experience, the title of the work referencing a sleep paralysis 'demon' that has been witnessed by many sufferers throughout history. Delos - this work is named after a historical site in Greece, where Xenakis' work Oresteia was first performed on his return to Greece, after a 30 year exile. Delos is sparse and barren, and has been abandoned since the 6th century AD. However, it has been a sacred site for millennia, and is the birthplace of Apollo in Greek Mythology. Automata was developed from a simple rhythmic modulation concept where both basses play polyrhythmically against each other, abruptly shifting the rhythmic and harmonic relationships at indeterminate points. This work becomes “self-willed”, which is the meaning of the Greek root of the word Automata. Physis is derived from the Greek word for nature. This work was recorded in a nature reserve and features a reductionist-approach to double bass improvisation. The work was performed with the double basses laying on their backs, allowing for a different physical performance approach. The natural indeterminate sounds occurring throughout the performance of the work are considered a product of the music, just as much so as the sounds produced by the double basses. Glacial Tertius is a work emphasising droning long-bow tones, along with dynamic and sonoristic changes over long durations. The work is based off of a simple X-Y line graph depicting information pertaining to dynamics, timbre, pitch and intensities. Performed in a storm water drain, the recording encompasses the natural reverberation of the architectural structure through consideration taken towards the placement of microphones at different distances from the sounding double basses.

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released November 26, 2023

Max Fowler-Roy – Double Bass, various Javanese Gamelan Instruments on tape-only bonus tracks Gendhing Structures 1 & 2
Oliver King – Double Bass, various Javanese Gamelan Instruments on tape-only bonus tracks Gendhing Structures 1 & 2
Luka Ison - Various Javanese Gamelan Instruments on tape-only bonus tracks Gendhing Structures 1 & 2
Joshua Spurr - Various Javanese Gamelan Instruments on tape-only bonus tracks Gendhing Structures 1 & 2
Lieb – Recording engineer, production, mixing & mastering
Summer Hiskens-Ravest – Original Album Art, Tape Artwork
Yvette Ofa Agapow - Digital Album Artwork

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