Sequenced Ceramics by copper sounds

A unique take on deconstructed club / ambient music, the intimate and immersive sounds on ‘Sequenced Ceramics’ were made using seven purpose-built ceramic vessels, played using a custom made sequencer and mechanical beaters. The album is released as a limited edition of 50 ceramic vessels, each one unique, and glazed with a download code. This ceramic is also an instrument, its shape based on one of the seven ceramics used on the album.

“While developing ‘Sequenced Ceramics’, we were initially inspired by traditional and highly sculptural clay instruments such as the Udu and the Ghatam. We then experimented with different clays, forms and scales; allowing us to understand the specific acoustic and resonant properties of ceramics. Through this process we began to think about sound, like clay, as a malleable material which you can manipulate through various sculpting and making processes. The final sculptures showcase a range of traditional ceramic making techniques, forms and are made with both visual and sonic aesthetics in mind.”

These sculptures were initially presented together as an installation and have recently been shown at the British Ceramics Biennial 2023 and Indian Ceramics Treinnale 2024. The album features seven sequences composed on this array, including a collaboration with Tara Clerkin and Sunny Joe Paradisos, and reinterpretations by DJ 2 Button, Memotone, Dan Thorman, Deep Nalström, Wojciech Rusin and Dwhyte Olivers.

Copper Sounds are an artist duo who use traditional and contemporary processes to explore the physical and visual nature of sound.

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