Resonance and Finding
Ten Tracks of Music for February 2022
Gahlord Dewald :: 2/2/22 :: Mānoa, Hawai‘i
Musicians explore sound—the ways it is made
Jane Boxall, percussionist, the places where it is hidden. In this playlist you will hear feedback between a microphone and amplifier causing strings to vibrate, pieces of metal bouncing along on a mallet instrument, a double bass playing notes that are deeper than is possible, the sweet and beautiful saturation that happens when a transformer is overloaded gently, the sound of crickets along the Esopus Creek Riverbed, the resonance created by adding together many iterations of a clattering metal washboard, an underwater trumpet (?!), a beautiful song, a military strategist, and someone singing and playing a flute at the same time.
These aren’t the only sounds. There are others too. I hope you enjoy them.
An Experimental Playlist
I made this list so you could hear these sounds. It’s about an hour and ten minutes long. You may enjoy setting aside time to look out the window or draw or do some light task while you listen. Whatever is comfortable for you. Some sounds will only be audible on nicer speakers than a laptop or phone.
- “01” — Luke Stewart
Works For Upright Bass and Amplifier Vol. 2 - “hammerheads” — Jane Boxall
Field Notes II - “Phosphene (2016/2018)” — Kyle Motl
Kyle Motl, double bassist
Hydra Nightingale - “Soft Reset” — JoAnn McNeil
- “part 2” — Jessica Ackerley
Brooklyn/Kingston - “Metal” — Jo Bled
Autumn Efforts - “White and Blue Etchings” — Forbes Graham
Solo Horn - “Nausicaa” — lyrics: Ellen McLaughlin / music: Sarah Kirkland Snider
Penelope - “? and ?” — Gahlord Dewald
Strategic Game - “Flute Improvisation” — Matthew Evan Taylor
The Unheard Mixtape 5: Abstractions in Sound
If you enjoy any of these, follow the links and chip a few bucks to the musicians, they will appreciate it more than you know.
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