{"product_id":"2641467","title":"Simon Emmerson - Sound Around [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eNMC presents a new album by electroacoustic pioneer \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Emmerson\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose music is known for its \"unique voice and a refreshing sense of ingenuity\" (MusicWeb International). Sound Around - both near and far at once brings together instrumental pieces with live electronics written in the 2010s alongside fixed studio-made works, surveying a range of mesmerising and complex electronic soundscapes. ;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe instrumental works on the album are performed by some of Emmerson's closest collaborators. They include highly personal, tailor-made pieces such as Microvariations II, a \"gift to [pianist] \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Mead\u003c\/strong\u003e\" which opens the album, and the Solo Flute Quartet for \u003cstrong\u003eCarla Rees\u003c\/strong\u003e. Of central importance is the relationship between humanity and technology, between identifiable physical sounds and captivating electronic abstractions. ;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePiano Ring\u003c\/i\u003e, performed here by acclaimed Australian-born pianist \u003cstrong\u003eZubin Kanga\u003c\/strong\u003e, is an homage to Emmerson's teacher Roger Smalley, utilising Ring Modulation - notoriously used to create the voice of the Daleks in Doctor Who. Fearlessly experimental clarinettist \u003cstrong\u003eHeather Roche\u003c\/strong\u003e brings to life Wind Clouds Showers, which opens with key clicks (rain) and breath noises (wind) to create a \"sound ecology\" which \"surrounds the listener in gusts and swirls\" (Emmerson). ;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe remaining studio-made pieces, \u003ci\u003eAeolian \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBoth Near and Far (at Once)\u003c\/i\u003e are \"always about liveness in some way, too\" according to Emmerson. Both are compelling sonic journeys, the former evoking scenes from the epic voyage of Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter a walk across the composer's home city of Brighton - as Emmerson puts it: \"Near and far in space, near and far in time - all at once.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54385219568001,"sku":"2641467","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/71IYUVxyajL._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1749670167","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2641467","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}