{"product_id":"2250577","title":"Hannah Williams Riot Ensemble - Benjamin Oliver Too Many Swee [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirmingham Record Company is excited to announce the release of TOO MANY SWEETS, a portrait album showcasing the work of composer Benjamin Oliver. The album is filled to the brim with filthy crooked grooves and shameless flirtations with the nearest triad, with Oliver enlisting the help of chipmusic composer Blake Troise (aka PROTODOME) and his troupe of little beeping synths as a means to explore his love for all things human alongside his intrigue for the non-sentient. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a strong jazz influence on the record, not only in the sound but also infused in Oliver's ideology. His desire to explore the feel and sound of individual players and voices as keenly as the instrumentation itself is at the heart of his practice. This music is precise, deeply technical, with a strong invitation for performer interpretation. Oliver's relationship with 1-bit synthesisers, contemporary AI lyric generation and everything in between continues to evolve; having begun the journey with players and synths more in opposition, he is now looking to the machine as a direct collaborator. Both approaches lead to highly inventive and unique works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeyboard instruments feature heavily. Pianist Yshani Perinpanayagam performs Drip Feeder (recently selected for the British section of the ISCM); Cliodna Shanahan plays on the London Sinfonietta commissioned A-Listers; and New York based (toy) pianist Dorothy Chan features on the title track Too Many Sweets (when Dorothy met Blake). Oliver's strong links with the Montreal contemporary music scene are represented by Ensemble Saxologie in their recording of new saxophone quartet Avalanche. The heart of album is British soul sensation Hannah Williams performing Oliver's AI-informed song cycle Love Letters, alongside a quartet of UK new music royalty from Riot Ensemble. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Oliver is a composer, conductor and jazz pianist. His music has been performed by leading musicians including lutenist Elizabeth Kenny, Ensemble Paramirabo and London Sinfonietta, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 as well as recorded and released by labels including Linn and Prima Facie. Oliver is Associate Professor in Composition at the University of Southampton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrip Feeder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvalanche\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove Letters: computer love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove Letters: read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove Letters: melancholy adorations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove Letters: delirious ecstasy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove Letters: Writing to you because I love you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove Letters: sex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove Letters: letter [for Anna]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToo Many Sweets (when Dorothy met Blake)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA-Listers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420737491329,"sku":"2250577","price":17.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/5060644810231.jpg?v=1750621075","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2250577","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}