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Liudas Mockūnas: Hydro 2
ByHydro 2 follows Hydro (NoBusiness, 2017). Both are solo outings, the first a studio session released on LP, this one a CD recorded live in concert.
Mockūnas begins with the simple exchange of CO2 and O2. Carbon dioxide and oxygen are blown through his "water prepared" instrument, and the sound bubbles up from a liquid container, as if single-cell, waterborne organisms are morphing into something more complex. Heard here is, simply, life. Next, the creature steps out of water and onto land. Vociferated saxophone shouts and bellows announce this new creature. This new beast has shed its fins for legs, and locomotion has become terrestrial. Mockūnas creates a world of animals and birds with extended saxophone techniques, overblowing, circular breathing, minimalist sound generation, and ominous overtones. His technique draws from that of Evan Parker and Mats Gustafsson, plus he is evolving a language all his own. Of course, some of these new creatures return to the waters, as does the saxophonist, to bubble with this new saxophone effervescence. Meanwhile, back on land, Mockūnas first delivers a touching saxophone recital worthy of Earth's gentle people, before the sound turns into a harsh, greedy, and overblown metallic blues. An amazing 64-million years condensed into one 46-minute performance.
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Hydro 2
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Liudas Mockūnas
saxophoneLiudas Mockūnas: soprano, water prepared soprano and water prepared keyless overtone saxophones
Album information
Title: Hydro 2 | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: NoBusiness Records
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