Audiobook Without Words: On the Alien and the Empty

by Scott William Perry

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1.	Introduction 03:03	buy track
2.	Chapter One: Canon of Three Rates 08:07	buy track
3.	Chapter Two 06:11	buy track
4.	Chapter Three 04:42	buy track
5.	Chapter Four 07:52	buy track
6.	Chapter Five 06:23	buy track
7.	Chapter Six 05:12	buy track
8.	Epilogue 03:04	buy track

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Inspired by the listening practices of composer Pauline Oliveros, the Audiobook Without Words is an album length work made from vocal “soundings.” All of the sonic material for this work was made from within the “deep listening” consciousness. The aesthetic goal was to reach towards the inner alien parts of the composer's being while observing the emptiness of existence.

In terms of timbre, extended vocal techniques are prominent throughout the album and the initial vocal material is improvisatory, a response in real-time to the surroundings and inner state of the composer. However, digital processing of the vocals with reversing, pitch and formant shifting, and contrapuntal alignment rely heavily on what might bring satisfaction to the listener's ear. Also present in the music is a world of musical theory in practice ranging from Nancarrow to Partch.

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released February 28, 2020

Digitally Processed Vocals by Scott William Perry

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Scott William Perry Ojai, California

Scott Perry earned his PhD in music composition from UCSB in 2019. He holds a BA from UCSB (CCS), a MFA from California Institute of the Arts and a MA from UC Davis. His teachers include Beverly Grigsby, Jeremy Haladyna, Kurt Rohde, Wolfgang von Schweinitz, Ulrich Krieger, Pablo Ortiz, Mika Pelo, David Rosenboom, Curtis Roads and Clarence Barlow. ... more

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