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Djiant Steps

A silly thing I did for my degree

All sound is sampled from Nintendo Wii hardware and software

モーションコントロール //ｔｒｏｐｈｙ ｐｌａｚａ

The view atop Primrose Hill, on which this painting is based, has a clear view of London's industrial skyline, which juxtaposes the more natural parkland in the foreground. I wanted to evoke Auerbach's more bleak vision of their coexistence by creating conflicts between natural and synthetic sound worlds, whilst emulating Auerbach's aggressive painting technique. The piece is in three sections: the first is to symbolise the listener approaching the hill, the second is to depict the view itself, and the third, briefer section is a reflection; the listener departs from the hill, contemplating the marred countryside from impending human manufacture.

Frank Auerbach: Primrose Hill – Winter

So this is my dissertation, did some modal jazz arrangements of Fats Waller's stride piano music. Basically the idea was to translate or fuse Waller’s stride piano style into the later, modal jazz style of the 1950s and ‘60s. Was SO much fun to do and thanks again to the insane musicians who helped me out with these recordings :)

Personnel:

James Dickinson – Piano
Caroline Weiner (track 1), Tom Bonsall (track 2) – Alto Saxophone
Jenny Akroyd (track 1), Will Curwen (track 2) – Tenor Saxophone
Chris Goodchild (tracks 1+2) – Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Will Miller – Double Bass
Luke Hinchliffe – Drum Kit

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