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Olivia Block - Flue

from Mutatis Mutandis by The Eternal Chord

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For me, this project was not so much about remixing a recorded composition, as with a typical “remix” project, but about using electronic technology to explore the timbral, textural, and dynamic properties of the pipe organ played in the composition.

The recording was really rich source material because of the harmonies in the piece and the length of the tones. Through filters and other processing techniques, the remarkable capabilities of the pipe organ can be enhanced and emphasized through those chords.

The physical properties and materials of the cathedral inextricably linked to the organ sound, which, for me, was another aspect to play with, because the spacial qualities were captured in the recording.

I am fascinated with pipe organs, how each one is unique, and how the physical properties of the space are "performed.” These considerations went in to my decisions about how to use the source material.

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from Mutatis Mutandis, released September 4, 2020

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An improvised group made up of the Spire players, explores the sonics of the mighty organ, in all its thundering glory. A free range is given to the players to dive into musical territory they cannot do with scored work. Initially set up to provide links between the main sets, The Eternal Chord has evolved into one of the acts in its own right and has become a mainstay of all Spire live events. ... more

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