Using double bass, violin and objects to affect their instruments, Amsterdam violinist Miriam Den Boer Salmón and Chilean double bassist Amanda Irarrazabal present ten succinct sonic landscapes through fully free improvisation, their interactions building and scraping, intersecting and interacting in fascinating and frightening ways.
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Amanda Irarrazabal-double bass, objects
Miriam Den Boer Salmon-violin
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UPC: 755491236161
Label: 577 Records
Catalog ID: CD-577R-5904-1
Squidco Product Code: 31712
Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2022
Country: USA
Packaging: Digipack
Recorded at Splendor, in Amsterdam, The Netherland, in May, 2019, by Luke Deane.
"Invoking imagery of a narrow, perhaps perilous passage, or its dual meaning, the back of the throat, musicians Amanda Irarrazabal and Miriam Ben Boer Salmon named their collaborative 10-track album, Fauces.
In this recording, the duo plays with both concepts in a process of improvisation, creating lush and unsteady landscapes, layered with texture, ragged hazy wood against strings. The soundscapes are sometimes imperceptible, shadowy horizons emerging from dim light, and rising, something threatening, sonic tensions cutting through the haze.
Chilean double bassist Amanda Irarrazabal and Mexican-Dutch violinist Miriam den Boer Salmon recorded this project on a rainy day in Amsterdam, after meeting through Mexico City's rich improvised music scene. Their shared love for the vast world of sounds, for adventure and traveling allowed them a creative partnership. Fauces is a debut on the label for both Amanda Irarrazabal and Miriam Den Boer Salmen."-577 Records
Artist Biographies
• Show Bio for Amanda Irarrazabal "Amanda Irarrazabal was born in Santiago de Chile in 1982, currently living in Buenos Aires, Argentina; is a bassist, bassist, singer, improviser and composer. in 2002 he began his musical career, going through different genres (classical, experimental, jazz, rock, tango and Latin American music); and choosing free improvisation and original music as what most identifies her. has been part of projects such as Inciertario, Jorge Campos Grupo, Cardias, Arre!, Dactilar, Cátodo Dúo, De Escamas, Eriza, Entre Otros. among others." ^ Hide Bio for Amanda Irarrazabal • Show Bio for Miriam Den Boer Salmon "Miriam Den Boer Salmón (NL/MX) is a violinist and improviser based in Amsterdam. Her multicultural background reflects in a love for diversity, for ever-changing perspectives on society and reality which shows in her musical ventures. With improvisation at its core, she currently forms part of different projects, ranging from folklore to jazz and free improvisation to experimental and cross-art projects." ^ Hide Bio for Miriam Den Boer Salmon
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Track Listing:
1. Pelicanos 10:46
2. Iluso el fin 2:43
3. Alabastro 6:15
4. Ebano 1:44
5. Falanges 1:56
6. Recreo 2:36
7. Rosaura 5:25
8. El Bastidor 5:41
9. Las Fauces 3:24
10. El Reciplente 4:22
Improvised Music
Free Improvisation
Stringed Instruments
Objects and Home-made Instruments
Duo Recordings
European Improvisation, Composition and Experimental Forms
South & Central American + Caribbean Improvisation
New in Improvised Music
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