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Live at Ironweed (@ironweedchi) w/ Disco Behemoth (@disco_behemoth), Chicago, IL, May 26, 2023.
No overdubs.
All modulation is from the tape units batteries dying towards the end of the set.
There wasn't a theme in mind for this set, but if there was, it would have to be the old phrase: "It's about the journey. Not the destination".
The energy in the room was high and Disco Behemoth didn't know what I was going to do. The improvised performance recorded in that moment was loosely structured with keys assigned to each movement. The foundation of the piece was a field recording which backing tracks were built around to act as a vehicle, if you will, to get us from one movement to the next. The players were signaled when to play and when to stop via a nod or the tip of a cowboy hat. These are the sounds of that performance.
Movement marker
Mvt. 1. Am
Mvt. 2. Cm
Mvt. 3. 'Real People First' in Gm
Mvt. 4. Extemporization
Mvt. 5. Dm
This performance featured Two Way Death Pact, Aleph Om and The Blackstar Experience with Disco Behemoth in support of Raquel Gonzalez.
credits
released October 6, 2023
Recorded & Mastered by Alexander Brown (@aleph_om)
Erin Emery-Dumas - vocals
Scott Dumas - electric trombone, pedals
Jacob Lewkowitz - electric trumpet, pedals, brass percussion
Dakota Harrington - electric guitar, pedals, Noises, Landfill Totems, field recordings, MPA 001
Teddy Schrishuhn - Sound Engineer
photography by Igor Imbuzeiro (@woundsssssss)
Special thanks to Teddy & Jess at Ironweed Chicago, TWDP, Alexander Brown, Disco Behemoth, Raquel Gonzalez, Igor Imbuzeiro, Derek Allen for making this collab possible, Kenni Dankert for the drawing and everyone else who attended for sharing the evening with us.
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