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With(In)communicado by David Dvorin
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fave it Experimental | Contemporary
14 tracks | 49 minutes
Released Nov 1999
on Pax Recordings
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:19 Method BUY MP3 01:19 Method "GIFT MP3" 01:19 Method
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:52 Swelled Head FREE 03:52 Swelled Head "GIFT MP3" 03:52 Swelled Head
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:12 Breakdown BUY MP3 02:12 Breakdown "GIFT MP3" 02:12 Breakdown
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:54 Jesart (3 in 1) BUY MP3 04:54 Jesart (3 in 1) "GIFT MP3" 04:54 Jesart (3 in 1)
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:13 Um Om BUY MP3 02:13 Um Om "GIFT MP3" 02:13 Um Om
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:37 Beams and Struts BUY MP3 04:37 Beams and Struts "GIFT MP3" 04:37 Beams and Struts
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 Rain BUY MP3 04:20 Rain "GIFT MP3" 04:20 Rain
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:14 So Busy BUY MP3 01:14 So Busy "GIFT MP3" 01:14 So Busy
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:31 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back BUY MP3 04:31 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back "GIFT MP3" 04:31 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:38 Music Is... BUY MP3 01:38 Music Is... "GIFT MP3" 01:38 Music Is...
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 07:53 Calendar BUY MP3 07:53 Calendar "GIFT MP3" 07:53 Calendar
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:44 Left Open BUY MP3 03:44 Left Open "GIFT MP3" 03:44 Left Open
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:13 Petaling BUY MP3 05:13 Petaling "GIFT MP3" 05:13 Petaling
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:22 Time Marches (On) BUY MP3 01:22 Time Marches (On) "GIFT MP3" 01:22 Time Marches (On)
Explorations into new music composition using untraditional instruments. Immediately accessible for the connoisseur or curious alike.
Editorial review
With(In)communicado gathers works composed and recorded by guitarist David Dvorin from 1996 to 1998. The title-piece is actually as six-part suite scattered through the album. Its short movements all use telephone sounds (messages left on answering machines, automated messages, beeps, tones, hang-ups) paired with guitar and samples. One of the most effective parts is "Breakdown" with its twangy guitar line blended with message excerpts ("My machine doesn't talk to me"). The other works presented here range from solo and untreated guitar (acoustic) pieces ("Beams and Struts," "Left Open") to more developed compositions like the Frank Pahl-sounding "Swelled Head" or the beautiful "Jesart (3 in 1)," a programmatic piece dealing with the relation between art and religion, where the guitar is masqueraded as a church organ. The only piece failing to attract serious interest is "Calendar," an improvised guitar (electric) solo recorded 15 seconds at a time over a 30-day period: interesting concept, inconclusive result. Apart from this piece, With(In)communicado has a lot of daring and finely executed music to offer. ~ Fran?ois Couture, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Explorations into new music composition by California composer David Dvorin.
David Dvorin approaches art music through the use of untraditional and unusual instruments: bowed psaltery, electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, sampler and computer.
David creates unique sonic structures by combining characteristics of disparate musical idioms: chamber music's intimacy and subtle interaction, improvisational music's fluidity and freedom, rock/folk's feeling of immediacy, and American experimental music tradition's sense of exploration and rule-breaking.
'The CD really works as one flowing whole. I'm enjoying it more with each listening. This is rare. Bravo on a rigorous and thoughtful work.' - (Mark Dresser, Composer & Contrabassist)
David Dvorin lives and works in Nevada City, California USA
David Dvorin received a B.A. in Music Composition from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a M.F.A.
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