Environmental Studies by Tony Buck

An incredibly dense matrix of interwoven voices and layers, each occupying and exploiting a unique space within the fabric of the sound-environment, co-existing to slowly reveal themselves in multiple interconnected relationships.

Each voice devised to represent the instruments most resonant voice, claiming a unique location in the massed sonic field, not only in terms of register, timbre or rhythmic density, but also in relation to the unique and most sonorous characteristic inherent in each instrumental sound-source itself.

The desired consequence of such a layering of independent autonomous sounds is an attempt to highlight the emergence of discrete utterances, asserting themselves and divulging their concealed properties and distinctive qualities in ever changing contexts.

Over the course of the ensuing nearly two hours, Tony Buck gives each voice a place to shine in a myriad of seemingly endless, living/ breathing permutations. An attempt to create a slowly changing tapestry of mood and intensity, contributing to make the experience a fresh encounter on each successive listen.

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