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Cosmic Cliffs by Aaron Shragge
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Album Title: Cosmic Cliffs
Label: Adhyâropa Records
Released: 2025
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About the Album
Whispering Worlds is an electronic-acoustic
ensemble that connects four musicians and two
AbletonLive systems to deliver global music that
stretches from the depths of ambient landscapes,
to Raga-based compositions, to interactive
experimental jazz. The quartet’s unique sound
seamlessly integrates looping, live processing
and sampling with the compelling melodic
development found in Indian Raga and the music
of the Japanese shakuhachi.
The quartet was formed in 2022 to pay homage
to late composer/trumpeter Jon Hassell at
Festival of New Trumpet Music in New York. The
performance featured new works by Aaron
Shragge that drew inspiration from distinctive
points in Hassell's forty plus year. The
performance also drew praise from artistic
director/trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas:
“Delving deeply into the sonic and spiritual
worlds of Hassell’s work, Aaron Shragge
presents a deeply felt homage to the trumpeter
and composer. This meditative set demonstrated
focus and passion, with beautiful and precise
playing. A fantastic vision of what the trumpet can
do and be..."
In 2023 a residency at Avaloch Farm Music
Institute, supported by a grant from Mass
Cultural Council, allowed the quartet to further
develop their repertoire with new collectively
composed pieces leading to their debut album
Cosmic Cliffs. The first single Light Echoes will
be released March 5th.
Cosmic Cliffs was released worldwide on
Friday, March 28th 2025.
Tracks
Cosmic Cliffs; Pillars; Vernal Equinox/Hex/Caracas Night; Seen By The Moon/Secretly Happy; Light Echoes; Reionization; Reflection Nebula; Crystals; Serpentine Suspension
Personnel
Date featured
May 8, 2025
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