Sound of the Mountain is an independent label led by Montreal-area improvisers Elizabeth Millar (clarinet) and Craig Pedersen (trumpet), who traveled to Tokyo in 2017 for several concerts and this spectacular and unique recording session at GOK studio in Kichijoji with ea-improvisers Tetuzi Akiyama (guitar) and Toshimaru Nakamura (no-input mixing board).
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2019 Country: Canada Packaging: Cardstock box Recorded at Gok Sound, in Kichijoji, Tokyo, in October, 2017, by Yoshiaki Kondo.
1 Amplified Clarinet And Trumpet, Guitars, Nimb 18:39
2 Amplified Clarinet And Trumpet, Guitars, Nimb 16:51
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"There is a clear affinity amongst the members of this quartet for mixing acoustic and electric elements and extending the physical possibilities of their instruments. Sound of the Mountain met Japanese improvising musicians Tetuzi Akiyama (guitar) and Toshimaru Nakamura (no-input mixing board) in Tokyo in August 2017. Several concerts and a recording session at the legendary GOK studio in Kichijoji were the foundation for this collaborative effort in creating sound together, putting focus on the musical possibilities of form and interaction inherent in improvised music. In October 2019 they embarked on a Canadian tour for the release of their recording amplified clarinet and trumpet, guitars, nimb."-Mystery and Wonder Records
"Mystery & Wonder is an independent label started in 2017. It is run by Elizabeth Millar and Craig Pedersen.
Many of our releases focus on sound art, improvisation and compositional works that give attention to the musical possibilities inherent in combining or superimposing closely amplified elements with acoustic elements. We are interested in work that takes care with sound and timbre, structure and form, is close, direct and in high-definition. But most off all, we are interested in work that defies our understanding of all this and moves us in ways we don't expect, work that stands on its own.
We are lovers of the album as physical object. We custom cut the majority of our sleeves with high-quality paper using an industrial die-cut machine. Our latest releases include some combination of obi strips, hand printed covers, scores, photographs, and liner notes. With the exception of a few, releases are hand-assembled."
Hand-printed custom cut sleeve and obi strip, liner notes by Mexican media-artist Gudinni Cortina, and mastering by Taylor Deupree at 12k Mastering.