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Guitarist/composer/sound designer
Johnnie Valentino features eight sound beds custom-designed
by Johnnie that are used as springboards for improvisations
by small groups that include musicians Erik Friedlander,
Vinny Golia, Russ Johnson, Randy Jones, Elissa Lala,
Mick Rossi, and Mike Sarin.
Johnnie created eight multi-layered
sound beds that were subsequently used for spontaneous
interaction with live improvising musicians. He
considers the resulting pieces "short stories
or essays or short films."
Titling the collection Eight
Shorts in Search of David Lynch is not to
imply any correspondence to specific films, but
to indicate the pieces' affinity to Lynch's outlook
on sound and sound design and to highlight their
bizarre twists and turns that are sonically reminiscent
of the of Lynch's movies.
The weird and wonderful juxtaposition
of sounds — some almost supernatural — and
the spectacularly clear and present sonics make this
CD captivating ... like a Lynch movie.
Personnel [See
track-by-track credits below.]
Johnnie Valentino, guitar, ukulele, mandolin · Mick
Rossi, piano, prepared piano, drums, percussion,
tabla samples · Erik Friedlander, cello · Russ
Johnson, trumpet · Vinny Golia, flutes,
bass clarinet · Mike Sarin, drums · Randy
Jones, tuba · Elissa Lala, voice.
All compositions by Johnnie Valentino
[Secret Light Publishing/ASCAP] and Blue Shift Music
[Blue Shift Music/BMI]
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Tracks
[If you don't like
the names of the tracks, make up your own.]
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| 1. |
Ambiguity [6:02] [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
Personnel: Valentino (guitar), Friedlander, Mike
Sarin |
| 2. |
Exploration [6:14] [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
Personnel: Valentino (guitar), Jones, Johnson,
Sarin |
| 3. |
Under Current [5:22] [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
Personnel: Valentino (ukulele, mandolin), Golia
(flutes), Lala, Rossi (percussion, tabla
samples) |
| 4. |
Components [7:45] [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
Personnel: Valentino (guitar), Johnson, Rossi
(piano, drums) |
| 5. |
Vessel [5:07] [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
Personnel: Valentino (guitar), Johnson, Rossi
(piano, prepared piano, percussion) |
| 6. |
Verge [5:12] [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
Personnel: Valentino (guitar), Golia (bass clarinet),
Friedlander, Rossi (piano) |
| 7. |
Unveiled [5:20] [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
Personnel: Valentino (guitar), Golia (flutes) |
| 8. |
Concrete Irrationality [6:00] [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
Personnel: Valentino (guitar), Johnson, Rossi
(drums) |
| Composer's note:
The music on this CD is aleatoric in nature with
abstract soundscapes used as a bed and impetus
for the improvisers to explore and express themselves. |
Recorded & mixed in LA & NY at The House
Studios Inc
Mastering Engineer: Mike Bozzi
Cover designer: Anthony Conti, Mute Design (www.mutedesign.com)
Producer: Johnnie Valentino
Co-producer: Mick Rossi
Executive Producer: Frank Tafuri
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