An extended electroacoustic composition from composer Phil Niblock based on recordings captured at Marcus Schmickler's Piethopraxis studio in Koln of bassoonist Dafne Vicente-Sandoval, layering her playing and using multiphonics to create beautifully rich textures that slowly evolve, shifting in hypnotic ways as the pieces arches and descends through harmonic interaction.
Label: XI Records Catalog ID: XI 145CD Squidco Product Code: 30695
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2021 Country: USA Packaging: Digipack Original tones recorded in 2015 in Marcus Schmickler's Piethopraxis studio in Koln, using a Brauner microphone. The piece was constructed at Experimental Intermedia in NY using Protools. Additional EQ and revision in Boston.
NuDaf (2020) is the 2nd longest piece in Niblock's repertoire of recorded audio works. NuDaf is a departure from his previous pieces in that he makes extensive use of multiphonics and constructed the work with fewer tracks than usual, creating uniquely transparent and ephemeral textures. The piece is the result of a collaboration between Niblock and the stellar bassoonist Dafne Vicente-Sandoval. Her musicality and breadth of knowledge, extended bassoon performance, and uncanny timing inspired the piece.
This is the first of three collaborative projects between XI Records and Akoh Media. Akoh initiated the project, suggesting that Phill confront a longer form that also seemed eminently suitable to Dafne Vicente-Sandoval's interests. Akoh, as is its tradition, presents the work in a limited numbered edition of a one-of-a-kind Petri dish that incorporates Niblock's photos in an exquisite and unique design. CD and download versions also available."-XI Records