Boston improviser and multi-instrumentalist David Peck (PEK) in a solo album using his Quartet of PEKs formats, improvising in the studio through four layers, presenting the final installment of a triptych of albums constrained to one or two woodwind instrument families - this one for flutes and double reeds, along with nadaswaram, shenai, goat horn, dizi, bass tromboon, &c &c.
Format: CDR Condition: New Released: 2020 Country: USA Packaging: Digipack Recorded at Evil Clown Headquarters, in Waltham, MA, on September 30th, October 1st and 3rd, 2020.
Personnel:
David Peck (PEK)-oboe, English horn, bassoon, contrabassoon, bass tromboon, dulzaina, tarota, mussette, guanzis, nadaswaram, shenai, goat horn, C flute, alto flute, Hulusis, 3 and 5 hole Russian flutes, Christmas flute, large bamboo flute, wood flutes, dizi, ocarinas, bass recorder, penny whistle, voice
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1. Completeness for Flutes and Double Reeds 1:11:09
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descriptions, reviews, &c.
"A Quartet of PEKs Š Four continuous tracks of one PEK each playing many instruments on each pass. Two of these albums, Schematic Abstractions for the Clarinet Family and Fixed Intentions for the Saxophone Family use very focused palettes. Unifications and The Strange Theory of Light and Matter use broad palettes comprised of woodwinds, percussion, electronics, and strings.
I like this Quartet of PEKs format. On the first track I play 60% to 70% of the albumÕs duration leaving a silence of several minutes at each instrument change. In many ways, the first track dictates the overall form of the work. The next three tracks each fill in some of that space and play counterpoint to the previously recorded tracks. The result is a quartet with all the parts played by me, a bit like playing in an ensemble where you are reacting to the other material in real time with a couple of significant differences. The interaction is one-way, since the prerecorded material is already fixed (apart from the relative volumes controlled in the final mix). The waveforms of the previous tracks are visible in the computer DAW program. For an improvisor whose principle technical method relies on phrasing, the waveform reveals a great deal of information helpful to the decisions executed in each subsequent track. The form of the work, especially, is subject to improvisation as each layer fixes more formal elements.
This is the fifth one in the Quartet of PEKs series and the final installment of a triptych of albums constrained to a one or two woodwind instrument families.
The 5 albums are:
Triptych:
Schematic Abstractions for the Clarinet Family
Fixed Intentions for the Saxophone Family
Completeness for Flutes and Double Reeds (This Album)