Listen & tracks
4 of 13 tracks have a preview · 9 works · 59:11
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1 Nostalgia Vincent Ho 4:03
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2 Counterpoint Melody Eötvös How does a Miller 4:20
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3 Leafcutter Melody Eötvös 4:55
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4 Counterpoint Melody Eötvös And I was Tired 3:45
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5 Time Alone Damien Ricketson 10:22
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6 Counterpoint Melody Eötvös Book of Flying 5:22
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WorkMarcus Whale 2 movements12:12
- 7 Part 1 6:32
- 8 Part 2 5:40
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9 Counterpoint Melody Eötvös No Man 4:30
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10 Vermont Counterpoint Steve Reich 9:42
All the tracks, except two, feature an external electronic sound source created by the composer to accompany the solo percussion part. In the Steve Reich arrangement the accompanying tracks are essentially a layering of many parts to create a rich web of sound. Most of these works were written for Claire and recorded in close collaboration with the composers.
In the artist’s words
Clairaudience is clear hearing or the ability to perceive sound from outside sources often in the spirit world. Psychics who are clairaudient hear voices, sounds or music that are not audible to the normal ear.
I chose this title for my fifth solo release because I love the fact that it features my name, but also because I really like the idea that those who listen to my album might experience a sense of true or clear hearing. That through a range of new sounds relayed through the world of percussion and electronica, they may experience sonic environments which are not normally perceptible for us as humans.
All the tracks, except two, feature an external electronic sound source created by the composer to accompany the solo percussion part. In the case of the Steve Reich arrangement the accompanying tracks are essentially a layering of many parts to create a rich web of sound. The majority of these works were written for me and recorded in close collaboration with the composers – this collaborative process is a special and unique one for which I am extremely grateful in my life as an artist. While the tracks on this album can be appreciated in isolation I conceived of the Clairaudient listening experience as a journey, so I recommend listening from start to finish – enjoy!
Reviews
Dazzling tenth album from a great Australian percussionist. This thoughtfully conceived collection is expertly performed and brilliantly realised with a subtlety that will repay repeated listenings. ★★★★½
... an immersive hour which demands (and rewards) active listening ... takes you from Vincent Ho's delicate 'Nostalgia' through to Steve Reich's dizzying 'Vermont Counterpoint', via the music poetry of Melody Eotvos, the dry, pace 'Work' from Marcus Whale/Tom Smith and Damien Ricketson's intro-extra-spective 'Time Alone'. It's quite a trip. ★★★★
Clairaudient is a fascinating collection of recent works for solo percussion and fixed-media electronic music, superbly interpreted by Claire Edwardes.
Artists
Claire Edwardes
percussion
Claire Edwardes is an internationally acclaimed percussion soloist, chamber musician and artistic director of Ensemble Offspring. The press has described her as a ‘sorceress of percussion’, performing with ‘spellbinding intensity’ and ‘graceful virtuosity’.
Melody Eötvös
composer
Melody Eötvös writes contemporary scores that fuse electronics, poetry and percussion into otherworldly soundscapes, and large-scale piano sonatas that draw on literary and hidden worlds. Her music thrives on collaboration and the charged meeting of live player and fixed media.
Vincent Ho
composer
Steve Reich
composer
Damien Ricketson
composer
Damien Ricketson composes contemporary classical music of unusual timbres, microtonal colour and physical gesture. His works stretch from layered solo percussion to hybrid, open-form pieces that filter existing music through distorting lenses.
Tom Smith
composer
Marcus Whale
composer
Marcus Whale (b. 1990) is a Sydney-based composer, musician and artist. His practice encompasses live performance, sound installation and recordings, scored works and video.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Claire Edwardes · percussion
- Jason Noble · clarinet · track 3
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 59 minutes 11 seconds
- Release date
- 30 Oct 2017
- Categories
- Australian, Classical
- Musical work copyright
- © 2017 Claire Edwardes
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 2017 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3416
- EAN
- 9314574341621
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