
Second album of Whim Ensemble released by Ambiances Magnétiques on 2019.
Pre-fall emerged through the process of researching and exploring the interactions between our sound worlds. We created a progressive work derived from a thematic core that is shown in different angles, perspectives, and dimensions. On the one hand, the musical material is developed by imitating the electroacoustic compositional process, where a basic pattern is extracted and manipulated through different techniques such as cutting, splicing, looping, reversing, etc. On the other hand, new creative possibilities emerge as we add our spontaneous reactions that are characteristic of improvisation. Our music is composed in a perspective of reciprocal influence, in response to the different musical expressions proposed by the other, so as to generate a sound loop always seeking to complete and enhance each other’s ideas. The name pre-fall can have multiple meanings, and we would like to keep that ambiguous. The title of each piece is simply the countdown of the total duration of the album.
More details on Ambiances Magnétiques label or Whim ensemble website
Pre-fall emerged through the process of researching and exploring the interactions between our sound worlds. We created a progressive work derived from a thematic core that is shown in different angles, perspectives, and dimensions. On the one hand, the musical material is developed by imitating the electroacoustic compositional process, where a basic pattern is extracted and manipulated through different techniques such as cutting, splicing, looping, reversing, etc. On the other hand, new creative possibilities emerge as we add our spontaneous reactions that are characteristic of improvisation. Our music is composed in a perspective of reciprocal influence, in response to the different musical expressions proposed by the other, so as to generate a sound loop always seeking to complete and enhance each other’s ideas. The name pre-fall can have multiple meanings, and we would like to keep that ambiguous. The title of each piece is simply the countdown of the total duration of the album.
— Ofer Pelz & Preston Beebe
- Composers: Preston Beebe, Ofer Pelz
- Performers: Whim Ensemble, Preston Beebe, Ofer Pelz
- Cover image: Fabrizio Gilardino
- Graphic design: Fabrizio Gilardino
- Record label: Ambiances Magnétiques
Supported by Canada Council for the Arts and SODEC
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