For Birds, Planes and Cellos

Miya Masaoko

This starts with an astonishing field recording of just what the title indicates. Later, after the taping was done, Joan Jeanrenaud (formerly of Kronos Quartet) added cello, making it even more haunting. Cello, birds and planes may not seem like natural co-accompanists but it all works splendidly well. This is a case where New Music can get you to pay attention to the music inherent in the random noises. It is curiously restful and capable of inducing a rarified altered state. Mahvelous, mahvelous.

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Solitary B

SB 002

Richard Grooms