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Daniel Figgis
“Post-Production”
Written for New Sounds Live, Irish composer Daniel Figgis’ “Post-Production” is his first major work in the United States and a world premiere. This work’s narrative can be interpreted as a bucolic meditation on the “cityscape,” whether it be New York City, Figgis’ Dublin, Sao Paolo, Beijing, or any other city. In fact, the work is number seven in a series of monumental site-specific events. Composed as a 23-section instrumental song cycle, and accompanied by video projections, “Post-Production” is performed by Figgis’ new ensemble featuring site-specific, re-processed pre-recordings, laptop, guitar, electric viola, flute, and Hammond organ. Hear most of "Post-Production" on this edition of New Sounds.
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PROGRAM #2619 NS Live @ WFC, "Post-Production" (aired 12/19/06)
| ARTIST(S) | RECORDING | CUT(S) | SOURCE |
| Daniel
Figgis* | NS
Live, WFC Winter Garden, 11/15/06, Broadcast edit by Daniel Figgis with the able assistance of Ross Kelly |
"Post-Production" [51:00] 1 bells - wet and dry 2 please be me (David Jackson/DF) - an "imposition" 3 the gift horse 4 Mutiny ov Pumpkins 5 land's end 6 mummy creaking door 7 hammer&tongs 8 five foot under 9 ish-ish 10 the leaky faults 11 vorticist wife 12 white lie 13 nadir's tail 14 dimmer switch (DF/Linda Buckley/Keith O'Brien) 15 please knock 16 boohoo 17 downer hooks 18 paper 19 Sobstory 20 not cricket 21 unreliable reversible 22 Wound* 23 dust in the gut | This recording not commercially available. More information about the composer at www.danielfiggis.com |
*LIST OF INGREDIENTS
Daniel Figgis: tapes, live submix, percussion, Hammond organ
Keith O'Brien: electric guitar, laptop
Linda Buckley: flute, keyboard, laptop
Karen Dervan: 5 string electric viola
with
" chronological invisibles"
Timothy Keane: voice
Bih D'Inf: voice
David Jackson: saxophones, flute, percussion, acme siren, soundbeam
Rachel Nolan: bassoon
Arun Rao: cello
Vincent Doherty: fizzbass
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