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Leap of Faith Orchestra: Supernovae
BySupernovae consists of a single track composition running just under eighty minutes. The digital download includes a bonus track. Though the extended piece is not broken out by formal movements, there are clear delineations within the score. PEK's ensemblenot surprisinglyincludes enough non-traditional and weird instruments to compete with a Dr. Seuss orchestra. Though they are not playing in a vacuum, that group of instruments dominates the first ten minutes before strings and reeds make themselves more clearly heard. Forty-five minutes in, we have the first case of prolonged melody, darker and more subdued than the overall tone of the first half.
Supernovae gives way to free improvisation overlaying the melody. Eventually the piece introduces a brilliant percussion passage before it reintroduces the non-traditional music elements, but here in a more refined manner. As with all of PEK's compositions, there isbehind the scenesa painstaking amount of organization that is not always evident in the listening. That is part of the beauty of this album; the non-traditional approach to instrumentation and the lack of adherence to Western structure continue to make the various iterations of Leap of Faith consistently interesting. And interesting look at the written score can be viewed at http://www.evilclown.rocks/lofo-supernovae-score.html.
Track Listing
Supernovae.
Personnel
Leap of Faith Orchestra
multi-instrumentalistPEK: clarinet, contraalto clarinet, alto, tenor & baritone saxophones, oboe, dulzaina, contrabassoon, bass trombone, sheng, daxophone, flex-a-tone, rachet, plate gong, aquasonic,fog horns, taxi horn, wind siren, metal; Glynis Lomon: cello, aquasonic, voice; Yuri Zbitnov: lead gong, drum set, daiko, festival drum, balafon, metal, wood; Andria Nicodemou: vibes, crotales, metal; Bob Moores: trumpet, large temple bowl; Forbes Graham: trumpet, Tibetan bowl, flex-a-tones; Dan O’Brien: clarinets, bass clarinet, alto & tenor saxophones, flute, Tibetan Bowl; Zach Bartolomei: soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet, rachet, melodica; Kat Dobbins: trombone, Tibetan bowl, plate gong; David Harris: trombone, tuba, rachet; John Baylies: tubas, flex-a-tones; Mimi Rabson: violin, flex-a-tones; Matt Scutchfield: violin, Atlantis gong, flex-a-tones; Helen Sherrah-Davies: violin, flex-a-tones; Brendan Higgens: bass, rachet; Tony Leva: bass, rachet; Drew Wesley: guitar, rachet; Grant Beale: guitar, flex-a-tone; Peter Cassino: piano; Kevin Dacey: drum set, vibes, timpani, metal, wood , balafon; Sydney Smart: electronic percussion, drum set.
Album information
Title: Supernovae | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Evil Clown
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