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Our Rainy Season

by Kraig Grady

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Our Rainy Season features only two but highly skilled improvisers: Jim Denley (bass flute, alto sax, wooden flute) and Mike Majkowski (upright bass). The artists were asked to improvise on single sustaining notes of the scale with extreme pitch accuracy which they could evaluate with the aid of a visual display while performing. While the tuning for Our Rainy Season is from Anaphoria, it resembles a scale once found among the Chopi people in the village of Mavila in Mozambique, an area that likewise experiences its own severe rainy season. In the process of composing another work, Beyond the Windows, it became more and more noticeable how various nuances of the performers’ gestures contributed to the feel and personality of the piece. It was in Our Rainy Season that these possibilities could be fully explored. Effects like those found at 13:55 are caused by beating caused by the tuning and not the result of articulation by the players. Originally released on Either/Oar. Out of Print

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released January 1, 2011
Composed By Kraig Grady
Performers:
Jim Denley, Mike Majkowski
Cover art: Dale Lloyd

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Anaphoria Wollongong, Australia

Kraig Grady explores what he refers to as interior sound recordings. He collaborates within his own orchestra of instruments he has built or modified to emcompass the tunings that reflect a n intimate landscape. He also uses at times recordings of traditional instruments to explore his favorite tunings. The resulting compositions reflect his interest in ritualistic forms and purpose. ... more

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