Message-ID: <alpine.NEB.2.00.1306060108190.28650@panix3.panix.com>
From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.wvu.edu>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: What I've been doing recently
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 01:10:52 -0400 (EDT)
What I've been doing - New ESP-Disk vinyl and cd forthcoming! We've been busy recording and mastering; the recording was made at GodelStrings on Saturday, the mastering on laptops. The lineup and instrumentation - Azure Carter, lots of songs! Chris Diasparra, baritone and tenor saxes! Ed Schneider, alto sax, a bit of singing! Alan Sondheim, long-necked saz, cura, cura cumbus, electric saz, viola, violin, tro, oud, classical guitar, parlor guitar, dan moi, kouxian, ukulele, sarangi, suroz, ghichek, pipa, sung lisu, flute, chromatic harmonica, Cm harmonic harmonica! (I wanted to see what the transitions would be like, from one instrument or mode of playing to another; I also wanted to try using an extreme number of instruments during the course of a 9-hour recording session.) The sound recording is amazing - I really recommend this studio. -- Also, working on a series of texts on IMMORTALITY for the upcoming Subtle Technologies gathering/conference in Toronto this weekend, yay! -- And query - just found a Korean gayageum at a thrift store; it's quite old and needs some work - if you know anything about stringing it please get in touch! Thanks -