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These excerpts are taken from my orignal score for Cali Danza's contemporary dance work 'Donas'. The complete work draws inspiration from Galician folk music, orchestral music, hybrid cinematic music and features vocal sampling, strings, woodwind and percussion alongside electronic sounds and textures. 
'Donas' premiered in Lugo, Spain, Jan 2024.

Donas

Donas Excerpt 2

Donas Excerpt 1

These excerpts are taken from my score for Humanhood Dance's '∞ [Infinite]'. 'Infinite' is a dance theatre meditation in which the audience are guided through a mystical journey. The outside world of the magical dance on stage merges with your internal awareness. 'Infinite' premiered in Barcelona, Spain, April 2022.

Infinite Excerpt 1

Infinite

Infinite Excerpt 2

Infinite Excerpt 3

Infinite Excerpt 4

These excerpts are taken from my orignal score for Cali Danza's contemporary dance work 'Donas'. The complete work draws inspiration from Galician folk music, orchestral music, hybrid cinematic music and features vocal sampling, strings, woodwind and percussion alongside electronic sounds and textures.
'Donas' premiered in Lugo, Spain, Jan 2024.

Donas Excerpt 4

Unreleased production music track. Film noir, mystery, thriller, crime, drama. Seeking publisher.

Plotting

In The Shadows

Dance at Dusk

A Reflective Mood

In Pursuit

Matchine

tessera |ˈtesərə|
noun ( pl. tesserae |ˈtesərē|)
a small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic.

Sounds recorded in Birmingham, my place of residence since 1998.

Tesseral Form No. 2  (Residence)

Recording of Iain Armstrong performing a live set of field recordings and live electronics at SOUNDkitchen. World Listening Day 18/07/13

The set features the following field recordings:
- St Salvator's Church Bells: Casalbordino, Italy
- Coin Offerings at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha: Bangkok, Thailand
- Rain on Metal Staircase: Istanbul, Turkey
- Adhan (Call To Prayer): Istanbul, Turkey
- Khaen Player on Sampeng Lane: Bangkok Thailand
- Bangkok to Kanchanaburi Train: Thailand
- Musicians in Cuihu (Green Lake) Park: Kunming, China
- Buddhist Chanting at Wat Phai Ngoen: Bangkok, Thailand
- Birds at Kunming Market: Kunming, China
- Chao Phraya River Boat: Bangkok, Thailand
- Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Bells: Berlin, Germany

Live at SOUNDkitchen - World Listening Day 2013

World Listening Day 2013 - Live at SOUDNkitchen

Donas Excerpt 5

The Search Begins

Losing Hope

This is a recording of a live laptop performance I gave on 3rd May 2012 at the NoiseFloor festival in Stafford, UK as part of a SOUNDkitchen performance. It utilizes raw and manipulated field recordings, live mixing and processing.

Live at NoiseFloor 2012

This track began with a sample from 8DIO's Free Angels which can be heard looping at the beginning and end. This was the inspiration to write the rest of the track. The instrumentation of piano and strings is expanded to include solo clarinet and cello. This track also features Pianobook's Winter Piano, Spitfire's British Drama Toolkit and Aperture Strings.

Sheltering Under A Memory

I'm a composer and sound artist. I'm interested in the act of listening, phonography and finding musical ways to express these interests. Now and again I perform live with a laptop, creating soundscapes from field recordings. I do this solo, as Anvil & Stirrup with Antti Saario and with Annie Mahtani as SOUNDkitchen. I also compose music and create sound design for theatre, dance, film and audio drama.

More examples of my work are available here 
https://linktr.ee/iainarmstrong

Iain Armstrong

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