Improvisations on and Rituals of the Morning is an album of stories that are slow and patient, noticing in the detail and nuance of life all around.
This attention to detail and nuance is on full display in the works of Improvisations on and Rituals of the Morning. Some pieces, such as Moon and Spore, are slow to show themselves and evolve into a phasing repitition that could continue on into oblivion and are as focused in their goal as are the beings they represent. Some, like the Fog and Smoke pieces, retreat back to silence just as quickly as they appeared and yet other pieces are brash and hurried, fearing of what might be ahead or close behind if one lets their guard down to rest for too long.
Written, performed, and recorded during beautiful, albeit drought-stricken and forest fire driven smokey summer mornings. Improvisations on and Rituals of the Morning attempts to pause a moment in time and focus it on the more elusive and unnoticed lives being lived all around us.
6 & 12 string guitar
5 string Banjo
Bb Clarinet
Subtractive Synthesis
Household Objects