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Tonal Vortex
Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
Label: Ephem Aural
Released: 2025
Duration: 79:66:00
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Tracks
1. Enigmatic Echoes of the Cosmic Tides 2. Astral Reverie in Harmonic Oscillation 3. Resonant Rhythms of the Sublime Abyss 4. Celestial Serenades of the Harmonic Cascade 5. Interstellar Lullaby of the Deep Resonance 6. Modo Unus 7. For Betthina and Markus 8. Whispers of Euphonic Nebulas
Personnel
Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
bass, electricAlbum Description
In Tonal Vortex, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells invites the listener into a sonic landscape where bass becomes not only an instrument but a voice, a force, a field of inquiry. Armed with his NS Design OmniBass and an array of electronics, Parker Wells conjures an immersive experience that feels at once deliberate and fleeting—an interplay of form and fluidity reminiscent of the works of Morton Feldman.
Here, improvisation is not a departure from structure but a subtle conversation with it. Each track unfolds as a meditation on tone and texture, where themes are gently introduced, deconstructed, and suspended in time. Rather than overt statements, the music offers gestures—soft yet resonant, grounded yet ephemeral, as if Wells is guiding us through the shadowy corridors of sound itself.
Much like Feldman’s compositions, Tonal Vortex eschews traditional notions of melody and rhythm. Instead, it explores space and silence, the spaces between notes becoming as significant as the notes themselves. There’s a quiet intensity in the way the electronics weave around the acoustic resonance of the bass, transforming familiar vibrations into something more elusive—tones that shift like whispers, currents in an ever-moving aural tide.
In these improvisations, Wells navigates the tension between control and release, embracing the momentary nature of sound while hinting at deeper, underlying structures. It is as if the music is always on the verge of collapsing into chaos yet somehow holds together with a fragile but undeniable coherence. The result is a listening experience that rewards attention to detail, inviting the audience to lose themselves in the vortex, where each moment contains multitudes.
Parker Wells’ Tonal Vortex is a masterful exploration of bass as a conceptual tool, as much about what is left unsaid as it is about the notes played. It is music that demands patience but offers revelation, an unhurried dialogue with the listener in which every gesture carries the weight of intention.
Let this album wash over you, slowly unraveling its mysteries.
credits
released February 14, 2025
Recorded Spring 2023 at The Sun Room in Cinnaminson, NJ
Music by Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
Design by Ben Dumbauld
Instruments:
NS Design OmniBass
ND Carbon Graphite Bow
Csound
Recorded and mastered on the Yamaha AW4416+
Acknowledgements: Endless gratitude to my parents for their unwavering support, and to Ned Steinberger for crafting the instruments that made this album possible. Special thanks to Corey Redonett for being there whenever he was needed and Phil Jones for his technical insights and innovations throughout the years. Deep appreciation to Manasha Garcia and to Duane-Eric Wells and Monica Lucas for their steadfast belief in my work. A heartfelt nod to Eberhard Weber and Anthony Braxton, whose pioneering spiritscontinue to shape my sonic explorations.
—Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
Copyright 2025
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Instrument: Bass, electric
