Mixed Circuits by David Bremner

Mixed Circuits

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works by David Bremner
Andreea Banciu, Elizabeth Hilliard, Izumi Kimura, Paul Roe

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Each of the four works on 'Mixed Circuits' is a cycle of several short movements or panels, investigating a single impulse: the exploration of a minimal, drone aesthetic through an atonal harmonic fabric of continuous gradual unfolding. Gesture and rhetoric are avoided in favour of a flickering presence, with imperceptible transitions.

Overlaid like quadrats on this elusive, amorphous organic material are clear-cut song forms; they are overlaid independently of the material, so that material and form question each other, sound each other out.

Conceived in partnership with Farpoint Recordings as an intensive exploration of cyclic form, and recorded and mixed/mastered by Farpoint’s David Stalling, the release features various chamber music combinations of four stellar performers: Andreea Banciu (viola), Elizabeth Hilliard (soprano), Paul Roe (clarinet) and Izumi Kimura (piano). Included are two song-cycles, with texts by Bremner’s long-standing collaborator Billy Mills, and Rosmarie Waldrop. The composition, recording and publishing process were supported by funding from the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

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You can buy a physical double CD version of 'Mixed Circuits' by David Bremner including a 36 page booklet with extensive liner notes from www.farpointrecordings.com

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Released 11th December 2022

David Bremner is a composer and pianist/organist based in Dublin. Operating in an idiom that is both minimalist in texture and harmonically complex, his current work has involved creating fabrics made from atonal drone textures, and algorithmic composition.
His music is represented by the Contemporary Music Centre.

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www.davidbremner.net
www.soundcloud.com/david-bremner
www.bealfestival.com