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Cascade

from In Germinal Knots by Isotherme

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Written and recorded in October/November 2013.

“Cascade” was inspired by some of the minimalist artists I was listening to at the time. Of course, Brian Eno wrote and recorded many beautiful pieces in his Ambient series of the late-70s/early-80s, and some of this tradition is carried into the work of modern composers Tim Hecker and Taylor Deupree, a couple of my contemporary favorites.

My aim with “Cascade” was to write multiple simple melodies whose notes were nearly identical, but would present in a slightly offset manner when playing at the same time. This piece also was an early journey of mine into orchestral or chamber instruments like bassoon, clarinet, oboe and classical percussion. Albeit generated from a synthesizer, these instruments inspired me to arrange variations on the main melodies and create counterpoints to the piece’s theme.
The title comes from my imagining the notes in the melodies dripping downward like water in some parts, but also crashing like a torrent in the crescendos.

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from In Germinal Knots, released December 18, 2016

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Isotherme:
Experiments in ambient guitar, electronic musical texture, ghost ambient and sound collage.

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