The Etching by Maeve Schallert

"The last few years have been a lot for many of us. A pandemic shortly followed up with one of the worst genocides ever witnessed. For me, The Etching represents an acknowledgment of all things grief-related in this moment."
- Gabriel J. Vanlandingham-Dunn (cow: Music / Astral Spirits Records

"5 years ago I played what would become The Etching. I am so thrilled to present The Etching to you all. My first solo LP was released on cow: Music/ Astral Spirits. Wesley approached me last year to create a piece for a stairwell in Catskill, NY. I have been sitting on this piece for almost 5 years, and with his help, a second piece was born."
- Maeve Schallert

"This is a duo record. Or possibly a dyadic record. The ensemble is Maeve and their violin, and they resonate together, holding the sound in their conjoined bodies. There are other pairs, too. There’s Side A and Side B. There’s Maeve and their recording buddy, Maeve and me, Maeve and you. The “you” and “I” here are moveable—if you hear it, then it’s for you, you’re implicated—which is why this music bleeds intimacy."
- Eliza Grace Martin (Luaka Bop)

improvisation / violin / lapsteel guitar / maxmsp / electronics

on improvisation:
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2020/332/

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