winds measure new release and concert

[b-owen]

hello and greetings!!


winds measure 18 is now available


michael t. bullock and andrew lafkas
ceremonies to breathe upon
43:24
edition 300
CD
three color letterpress sleeve and insert.
release date: april 30, 2010

contrabass duo in the gassholder building troy, new york.

http://windsmeasurerecordings.net/catalog/wm18/


an excerpt of "out of site, out of time: between personal and architectural history in improvisation" by Seth Cluett, 2010

The space in which they are performing is a 19th century circular behemoth in Troy, New York referred to by its residents as The Gasholder. A structure of a type not unlike those detailed by the German photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher, this particular Gasholder has moved on from feeding the hungry gas-lamps intended to light the way to its current manifestation as a storage garage for paint trucks - and an occasional host to experimental sound events. With a reverberation lasting nearly seventeen seconds and a strong slapback echo, the temptation to exploit the features of the gasholder’s acoustic architecture has overcome much of the music made in this special place.

This duo has resisted these temptations by listening beyond the superficial exploitation of the moment to unearth an acoustic profile not ruled by surface characteristics. The deep acoustics of this space are dark; the reverberation is not in the service of a musician: rather, it becomes a true support on which the sound might be palpably and tangibly moulded. In this recording, Bullock and Lafkas see each moment before it arrives, and then the space holds on to them for review and assessment. Perhaps the only listening that is ‘'in the moment'’ is the relentless now that pours past the listener as the object of hearing, and this beautiful document is the memory that keeps it.


listen to an excerpt of ceremonies to breathe upon
http://windsmeasurerecordings.net/catal ... xcerpt.mp3


please join us for an outdoor release concert sunday may 23, 2010. location to be announced. details forthcoming.



thanks for your interest::




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[b-owen]

hello and greetings,

we are pleased to announce the release concert in celebration of ceremonies to breathe upon by
michael t. bullock and andrew lafkas - this sunday, may 23, 2010 - double bass duo

please join us at 4p for a 5p concert at the location +40° 40' 8.81", -73° 58' 2.78"
(north east corner of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY)

upon the chance of rain the concert will assemble at an enclosed location 925 Bergen ST #407.
please check the blog or text day of concert for potential rain update..
http://windsmeasure.tumblr.com/ 646-339-2912



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[Jesse]

Lafkas was here in Minneapolis for many years, playing and organizing concerts. He has really developed his own approach and sound.

[Jesse]

http://crowwithnomouth-jesse.blogspot.com/