#4839 With JJJJJerome Ellis, from the Soundcheck Podcast
JJJJJerome Ellis describes himself as “a stuttering, Afro-Caribbean composer, poet, and performer.” His last album, The Clearing, was a brilliant mix of sax, electronic music, and storytelling, featuring his own, stuttering voice. But his new project doesn’t involve speech – though it is inspired by prayer. It’s called Compline, named after the old evening prayers of Western Christianity, and it’s a series of contemplative works, "connected meditations" for solo piano. From the Soundcheck Podcast series, JJJJJerome Ellis plays improvisations on Compline, his new set of piano works, in-studio.
Also, listen to new music from Turkish pianist, electronic music producer, and composer Büşra Kayıkçı who draws on the harmonic language and repeating cycles of Minimalism, but she also muddies the sonic waters by adding stray sounds, some from the creaking and thunking of her instrument and some added via subtle electronics, (Schaefer, 2023). Plus, music from Russian pianist/composer Anton Batagov, and more.
ARTIST: JJJJJerome Ellis
WORK: Fountain #3 [1:15]
RECORDING: Fountain #3
SOURCE: NNA Tapes
INFO: jeromeellis.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: JJJJJerome Ellis
WORK: Improvisation on Compline, first [6:24]
RECORDING: Live for the Soundcheck Podcast, Dec. 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: jeromeellis.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: JJJJJerome Ellis
WORK: Improvisation on Compline, second [4:34]
RECORDING: Live for the Soundcheck Podcast, Dec. 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: jeromeellis.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: La Monte Young
WORK: The Magic Opening Chord, excerpt [:33]
RECORDING: The Well-Tuned Piano
SOURCE: Gramavision 5 CD-set, #18-8701
INFO: Out of print. Info at melafoundation.org
ARTIST: JJJJJerome Ellis
WORK: Improvisation on Compline, third [6:42]
RECORDING: Live for the Soundcheck Podcast, Dec. 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: jeromeellis.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Büşra Kayıkçı
WORK: Unrooted [3:22]
RECORDING: Places
SOURCE: Warner Classics
INFO: https://w.lnk.to/bplaces
ARTIST: William Duckworth / Neely Bruce
WORK: One [2:11]
RECORDING: The Time Curve Preludes
SOURCE: Lovely Music
INFO: http://www.lovely.com
ARTIST: Anton Batagov
WORK: Formula 1 [4:32]
RECORDING: The Well-Meditated Clavier
SOURCE: FancyMusic
INFO: Available at AppleMusic, YouTube, Spotify, Soundcloud
