Performed by Alain Billard in the Ircam Espace de Projection as part of ManiFeste 2024

Recording: Sébastien Naves
RIM: Rémi Le Taillandier

Additional mixing by Nathan Corder

Blur [2024, for contrabass clarinet and electronics]

Sola Hughes, Violin
Louise Turnbull, Viola
Jack Overall, Cello
Emica Taylor, Flute
Karen Chen, Clarinet
Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

April 11, 2025
Rosina Auditorium, Abbotsford Convent

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Echoes from the Labyrinth (2022) performed by Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) live

Analema marks the return of producer ZXZO 5 years after his last release. With a mature, minimalistic & elegant production style, this new composition delights us with clarinets, soft synthesizers and curated textures, providing a soundscape narrative that keeps us eager for more.

Analema

This is an homage to all the cultures that have contributed to my musical journey so far. It is also a bass solo sandwich. Most of the track is a soup of different loops I found on loopcloud. I take credit for the production and the playing of the double bass. The composition is original. All rights reserved. I have a license to use the loops in the composition.

The bass you are hearing is a Shen SB 80 Fully Laminate with 39.5" scale length. It's a 5/8 size. The strings are all Savarez Corelli Medium long scale. The G string is a nickel wound unlike the others which are steel. I recorded the bass with a RODE NT1 Signature Series condenser facing the center of the top approximately 2 feet from the bridge tip. The mic is fed into an SSL2 audio interface with the 4K emulation engaged. There is some subtle eq and a little reverb on the bass track. No compression or limiting on the bass track. There is light compression on the overall mix.

All is One

A little cheeky edit taking in a clarinet cover from times gone by, of a beautiful tune, with a few D&B samples thrown in for good measure!

Acker 80

Withering past

🎶 Un Viaje de Amor y Libertad al Ritmo del Swing | Canción Original Estilo Big Band de los Años 40 🎶 Viaja en el tiempo con esta canción original inspirada en el swing de los años 40, interpretada al estilo de The Andrews Sisters, con armonías vocales femeninas cerradas y una orquesta al puro estilo big band.

Esta pieza nostálgica cuenta la historia de una pareja valiente que huye de la opresión, conduciendo hacia el sur en un Chevrolet clásico descapotable, hasta encontrar alegría, libertad y comunidad en el corazón dorado del Valle de Guadalupe, México.

✨ Metales brillantes, ritmos jazzísticos y voces que encantan
✨ Inspirada en la resiliencia, el romance y la aventura
✨ Ideal para amantes del swing, armonías vocales y el espíritu retro

🎺 Voces: Trío femenino en armonía cerrada
🎷 Estilo: Swing / Big Band / Jazz retro de los años 40
🚗 Tema: Viaje hacia la libertad, el amor y nuevos comienzos

Si te apasiona la música vintage con alma y corazón, esta canción es para ti.
👉 ¡Dale like, comparte y suscríbete para más música retro original!

#SwingEnEspañol #MusicaVintage #BigBand #Años40 #CanciónOriginal #ValleDeGuadalupe #RetroJazz #AmorYLibertad

LETRAS

Se amaron en sombras con fe y dolor
Trabajando en silencio sudor y amor
Ella limpiaba él albañil
Soñaban con algo lejos de allí

Bailaban en cocinas reían sin voz
Susurraban promesas con todo el corazón
Pero vino el poder con su cruel decisión:
“Ustedes no valen no tienen nación”

Y bajaron al sur en su viejo Chevrolet
Con el techo bajado dejando el ayer
El viento en su pelo su mano en su piel
Buscando un lugar donde amar sin papel
Y el sol los besó con su luz más azul
En el Valle de Guadalupe donde empezó su luz

Pasaron la línea bajo un cielo lunar
Las estrellas cantaban sin juzgar
Ningún muro pudo romper su amor
Cada kilómetro les dio más valor

La costa los guió suave y sin fin
El mar les cantaba un nuevo jardín
Entre viñas cactus y flores sin ley
Hallaron la paz que el norte les negó ayer

Y bajaron al sur en su viejo Chevrolet
Con el techo bajado dejando el ayer
El viento en su pelo su mano en su piel
Buscando un lugar donde amar sin papel
Y el sol los besó con su luz más azul
En el Valle de Guadalupe donde empezó su luz

Hoy brindan con vino bajo un olivar
El aire es canción la tarde es altar
Sin miedo sin huida con dignidad
Con trabajo y amor tienen identidad

Construyen futuro bailan al sol
Su historia es del pueblo su tierra es su rol
Un país los recibe con brazos en flor
Donde el alma se queda y florece el amor

Sí bajaron al sur en su viejo Chevrolet
Donde el alma respira y no hay por qué temer
Sus corazones libres sus sueños en flor
Viviendo la vida con todo su color
Y el sol los bendijo con cielo y virtud
En el Valle de Guadalupe donde existe la luz

Si tú te has perdido o sufres sin paz
Sigue el camino donde te amarán
Hay un lugar donde vive la verdad…
Allí en el Valle… donde todo se da

Hasta el Valle de Guadalupe

Une série de méditations pour apaiser votre âme et votre corps, et entrer dans un sentiment de plénitude.
Elle Show : voix, clarinette et bol tibétain.

Méditation au lac

Support :)

Horizons

A duet for flute and clarinet with piano accompaniment. It is non-tonal and dissonant. The 5/8 meter lends to a feeling of rhythmic unpredictability.

Incantation  (Andante con malintenzione)

Vinyl loving DJ of Balearic beats, deep and eclectic vibes, with edits and discofied beats thrown in for good measure! Find me at www.mixcloud.com/steve-optix

I play present a weekly show called Amkucha on Guildford's Kane 103.7 FM, I post every show to my Mixcloud and only every few shows on Soundcloud so pop to my Mixcloud for more ;-)

Evan J Lawson is one of Australia’s leading queer artists, working at the forefront of contemporary culture as composer, curator, and conductor, chiefly as artistic director of Forest Collective.

www.evanjlawson.com

Welcome to my SoundCloud page. My tracks are mostly highlighting my bass playing. I also play guitar, ukelele, some keyboard, sing, and whistle. Thanks for checking out the tunes.

Composer/Pianist

Matthew Monaco (born November 24, 1997) is a composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2022, Matthew received his master’s degree from the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP), where he studied composition with Stefano Gervasoni and electronic music with Yan Maresz, Luis Naon, et Grégoire Lorieux. In May 2020, he received his Bachelor of Music from the New England Conservatory, where he studied with Stratis Minakakis, minoring in music theory.

His works have been performed in the United States and Europe by groups such as Ensemble intercontemporain, Ensemble l’Itinéraire, Ensemble Court-circuit, the Callithumpian Consort, the Del Sol Quartet, the Brouwer Trio, members of Ensemble Linea, the Orchestre des lauréats du Conservatoire (of the Paris Conservatory), and others. Matthew’s music has been performed by conductors such as Hugh Wolff, Jean Deroyer, Stephen Drury, and Léo Margue, and featured in festivals including ManiFeste and Voix Nouvelles. His work with electronics has been performed in venues including Ircam, UC Berkeley’s CNMAT, and Stanford University’s CCRMA. Matthew served as Composer-in-Residence for the newly-formed Alinéa Ensemble during their inaugural season (2019-2020).

He has had masterclasses and lessons from composers including Kaija Saariaho, Tristan Murail, Philippe Leroux, Francesco Filidei, Philippe Manoury, Francesca Verunelli, Toshio Hosokawa, and Du Yun. From 2018-2020, Matthew co-curated NEC’s contemporary music series “Tuesday Night New Music”, where he developed monthly programs of intimate concert evenings highlighting premieres by NEC’s composers. From 2015-2016, he interned with the New York Philharmonic, working within the Young People’s Concerts, Very Young Composers program, and other educational programs. Matthew’s initial musical training focused on piano studies, jazz, and improvised music.

Matthew’s research focuses on intersections of phenomenology and music theory, creating a space for work-specific methods in contemporary music analysis. Current research investigates musico-grammatical paradigms in the music of Cecil Taylor.

Auteure et Compositrice.
Poète et rappeuse.
Clarinettiste.

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