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"If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all."
- John Cage
Mujeres de Juarez
In honor of the video of Mujeres de Juárez finally being available, I've decided to make the track available as a free download on last.fm until July 8th.
Click here to download Mujeres de Juárez from the album Voices + Sine Waves
And if you do, please consider taking the time to rate/review the album on iTunes or Amazon
Plus, there are still copies of the limited edition of Voices + Sine Waves available - only $10!
Check out the beautiful video by Ana Baer-Carrillo for Mujeres de Juárez
Rediscovery
While pouring through my archives today I came across a piece I wrote in 2001 for the choreographer Courtney Krantz. Pleasantly surprised by my early output (it is a very stark 17 minute piece consisting of some wistful melodies on the bowed marimba, and some field recordings of walking and water) I've decided to share it on my last.fm page.
Check out on the Horizon of this Beach from 2001
Voices + Sine Waves Limited Edition CD out today!
Now available!
a special edition of 100 CDs of my album Voices + Sine Waves.
Individually hand-numbered and signed copies are available now for only $10. Click here to purchase your copy
Voices + Sine Waves is a collection of short works by Randy Gibson written over the last 10 years. These works represent the most primal and basic of materials; voices ethereal and guttural; sine waves pure and distorted. Most of these pieces have been scores for short films or dances, but exist on their own as recordings of a single performance.
Exclusive to this CD release, and not available for download, is the raga influenced The Third Pillar with its Lowest Primes and Memories of The Second Pillar from Apparitions of The Four Pillars III-iii-2010 20:02:56" - 20:20:17" (Brooklyn). Following the world premiere of Apparitions of The Four Pillars, The Third Pillar immediately struck us all as the most melodic and raga-like of the Pillars, and thus the most readily suitable for a short-form recording. The third take of the evening recording session, The Third Pillar..., is a single improvised performance by Randy Gibson on toy organ, William Lang on trombone, and Drew Blumberg on violin.
There will not be a second printing of this CD, and The Third Pillar will only be available on this recording. Don't miss the opportunity to own this remarkable collection of works.
The Third Pillar and Voices + Sine Waves
Just over a week ago Will Lang, Drew Blumberg, and I got together to record a short version of Apparitions of The Four Pillars to be included on a limited edition physical version of Voices + Sine Waves. This new piece is called: The Third Pillar with its Lowest Primes and Memories of The Second Pillar from Apparitions of The Four Pillars III-iii-2010 20:02:56" - 20:20:17" (Brooklyn) and I'm really happy with how it turned out.
It's 17 minutes of droning raga-inflicted melodies all drawn from The Third Pillar. The physical version of Voices + Sine Waves is going to be limited to an edition of 100 signed and numbered units, and this will be the only place this piece will be available.
There's no release date yet for the album, but it should only be a couple of weeks.
Apparitions – Avant Premiere
Thank you to everyone who came out to the World Premiere of Apparitions of The Four Pillars. It was an amazing and meditative night.
I've uploaded a bunch of the photos to Flickr here and this is one of my favorites:
Drew Blumberg and Tom Chiu - Photo by Travis Dubreuil
The projection created by Oscar Henriquez is a true psychedelic pleasure to perform in.
The avant-premiere, with Will Lang on trombone, will take place on February 27th at 8PM at Wild Project, 195 East third street - as a part of the Avant Music Festival,
I hope you can join me for another immersive meditative experience.
Process and Apparitions of The Four Pillars
In a week, we will be presenting the world premiere of my latest piece, Apparitions of The Four Pillars, as part of the Avant Music Festival - I wanted to share a bit about my process on what has turned into the most radical work I've written in a long time.
Ever since I got my first toy organ in early 2009 I've been brewing a piece that would involve a number of organs, sine waves, and performers. Something modular, and maybe a little tiny bit more portable than the behemoth that is Doleo Æternus.
It’s been a Big week
On Tuesday I released my first album. Voices + Sine Waves is a collection of my short works from the last 10 years. With a beautiful cover and minisite/booklet designed by Oscar Henriquez, and exquisite mastering by Mike Rugnetta and Bailey Math, It’s a package I’m extremely proud of. I’m so glad to be able to share my work with a larger audience, and I think these pieces provide a great intro to the work I’m doing.
Also on Tuesday, we launched the brand new Avant Media website. A monumental achievement for us, this new site represents a new direction, and a fresh start. Completely rebuilt from the ground up, the site provides a much more in depth experience of the work that we do over there.
Of course, rehearsals have been progressing spectacularly for Doleo Æternus which is set to premiere in NYC on November 21st. Yesterday was the first rehearsal with our new guitarist, and it went spectacularly. I’m getting very excited about the wildly talented group of people we’ve put together for this concert. Plus we’ve just confirmed dates for our spring performance of Mémoir-en-Ciel in Los Angeles – those will be announced shortly.
Like I said,
A Big Week.
Voices + Sine Waves
On October 6th, Avant Media will be releasing my first solo record, Voices + Sine Waves.
This album represents key moments from my last 10 years of work. From one of my earliest pieces, Julia, to my most recent, Shiver, these works run the gamut from quiet and serene to intense and visceral with a healthy dose of raga and just intonation just for good measure.
These are some of my favorite short pieces in my collection, and I am really looking forward to sharing them with the world.