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Big Smile

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Mattias Petersson, Triangular Progressions, LP
Release date - 24 February 2023
Catalogue nr. - HG2202
Format - Vinyl / digital

hallowground.bandcamp.com

Tracklist:
1. Triangular Progressions I – V     (20:07)
2. Triangular Progressions VI – IX     (16:10)

Credits:
Composed, mixed and recorded by Mattias Petersson (2019–2021)
Mastered by Andreas Lupo Lubich
Artwork by Laurin Huber 

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Mattias Petersson debuts on the Swiss label Hallow Ground with »Triangular Progressions,« a suite in nine parts written entirely in the SuperCollider environment using additive synthesis. The starting point for the evocative piece is a magic number triangle that Petersson invented during his early composition studies and which has been an obsession of the artist for over twenty years, previously forming the foundation of many other of his works. By exploring the harmonic progressions found hiding within the triangle, »Triangular Progressions« at once emits a sense of introspective calm that fosters deep listening and evokes a whole spectrum of emotions, mediating between the abstract and the visceral.

The Stockholm-based Petersson, also known under the moniker Codespira1 and for his long-term collaboration with violinist George Kentros as There Are No More Four Seasons, has been active as a composer of computer music as well as an artist in the realms of live coding and modular synthesis for over two decades. Originally trained as a classical pianist, he also holds a diploma in electro-acoustic composition from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, where he currently works as an associate professor. Besides his activities as a musician and teacher, Petersson is pursuing a PhD in composition at the Luleå University of Technology. Researching modular systems comprising both human and non-human modules, he is part of the GEMM))) Gesture Embodiment and Machines in Music cluster.

»Triangular Progressions« can be considered a perfect synthesis of Petersson’s academic interests and aesthetic ideas, combining a mathematical approach with artistic rigour. The magic number triangle highlights the beauty of symmetrical properties. By exploring its idiosyncrasies, the composer manages to translate them into engaging sounds. The lush melodies and harmonies of the music at times call to mind the intimate organ and drone works by label mates Kali Malone and Maria W Horn while also maintaining a unique signature sound. The addition of pure sinusoidal waves enables a deep listening exploration of the counterpoint between melodic and harmonic rhythms, chord structures and spectral harmonies that Petersson extrapolates from those magic numbers.

Triangular Progressions

MATTIAS PETERSSON - Triangular Progressions I – V (edit) (HG2202)

"She gave me a rose, she gave me a smile
The heart of me glowed with pleasure the while"
- Arthur Franklin Fuller

Available for streaming and digital download @ cepheid1.bandcamp.com/album/red-rose

Red Rose

Dirge

the matter of life (original early draft)

every smile i fake
every tear i hide
deep down i know
something inside has died
can't find the strength to carry on anymore
i'm lost in this darkness
searching for the shore

take me away
to a world unknown
where the love is pure
and the wonders shown
take me away
to a place i can be free
lost in the stars
where i long to be

deep down i know
something inside has died
can't find the strength to carry on anymore
i'm lost in this darkness
searching for the shore

take me away
to a place i can be free
lost in the stars
where i long, long to be

take me away

...for your horse.

it's not unusual.

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