catalogue

BRENNAN, PATRICIA

MAQUISHTI (VALLEY OF SEARCH)

BRENNAN, PATRICIA - MAQUISHTI 152221
format:
2 LP
release:
20.05.2022
label:
VALLEY OF SEARCH
item ID:
152221
barcode:
0843563131497
Debut full length album on the Valley of Search label by Mexican born, New York-based vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser and composer Patricia Brennan.

The twelve original instrumentals that make up the album were composed and performed solo by Brennan on vibraphone and marimba.

Employing unusual performance techniques and occasional electronics, many of the compositions were borne from improvisations created live in the studio at the time of recording.

At times exploring silence and space, stillness and patience the album investigates new sonic territories with an endless sense of curiosity.

"This album is a personal statement not only as a vibraphonist but also as an improviser and composer," says Brennan.

"From bowing and bending pitch, to the use of extended effects via guitar pedals, this album reflects my vision for the vibraphone and the potential of all the possible ways it can be played.

I wanted to not only incorporate all those techniques in the compositions but also wanted them to become part of my general improvisatory language." Patricia has performed with many renown musicians including singer and composer Meredith Monk and Theo Bleckmann, saxophonists Jon Irabagon and Scott Robinson, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, drummer Marcus Gilmore, guitarist Mary Halvorson and many others.

She has performed in venues such as Newport Jazz Festival, SF JAZZ, and Carnegie Hall, as well as international venues such as Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria, Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Germany, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City and Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. BLAME IT
  • 1.2. SOLAR
  • 1.3. IMPROVISATION VI
  • 1.4. SONNET
  • 1.5. EPISODES
  • 1.6. IMPROVISATION III
  • 2.1. MAGIC SQUARE
  • 2.2. IMPROVISATION VII
  • 2.3. I LIKE FOR YOU TO BE STILL
  • 2.4. POINT OF NO RETURN
  • 2.5. AWAY FROM US
  • 2.6. DERRUMBE DE TURQUESAS