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Valencia, Maria / Leonel Kaplan

Translucidas Criaturas Pulsantes

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Personnel:

Maria Valencia-alto saxophone, clarinet

Leonel Kaplan-cornet

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UPC: 5904224875121

Label: Relative Pitch
Catalog ID: RPR1260
Squidco Product Code: 37932

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2026
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded at Yendo de la cama al living, in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 9th and 12th, 2025, by Leonel Kaplan and Yanko.

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"This duo release by Maria Valencia and Leonel Kaplan brings together two distinct yet deeply attuned voices in creative music. Valencia's fluid work on alto saxophone and clarinet moves between lyricism and abstraction, while Kaplan's cornet is bristling with extended techniques, and bold, textural invention. Their interplay unfolds with a patient intensity, balancing restraint and spontaneity in equal measure. The result is an intimate, exploratory dialogue that rewards close listening and invites repeated returns."-Relative Pitch

Artist Biographies

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"Saxophonist, clarinetist, improviser and composer from Bogota, Colombia.

Performer in: Meridian Brothers, MULA, Tortuga Alada, VienTox, Hurakán Orkan, Asdrubal, La Resbalosa, Mirlitorrinco, Trío Lesión and Curruncho, among others.

Artist in residence at Périscope (2020) & Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (2022)."

-Maria Valencia Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mange_maria_valencia/)
9/15/2026

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Track Listing:

1. Sinapsis Noctiluca I 04:53

2. Sinapsis Noctiluca II 04:36

3. Ascendientes y descendientes de sinapsis 04:36

4. La promesa de un olfato subconsciente 04:38

5. 6790 Distantes 05:28

6. Temporal Siliente 04:12

7. Ocimum necedades 06:32

8. Bioluminosas Siderales 03:02

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