Dzogchen by Ollie Turbitt & Alex Palmer

Named for the system of Tibetan Buddhism which focuses on "discovering and continuing in the ultimate ground of existence," "Dzogchen" is a suite of improvised ambient music by musical partners in crime Ollie Turbitt & Alex Palmer. Drawing on the rich traditions of East & South Asian ritual music (such as Bön ceremonial music and the shamanic sounds of Kim Seok-Chul), Ollie's droning experimental electronics meet Alex's jazz-inflected percussion to create an immersive aural landscape. Recorded remotely across the winter of 2020-2021, the 2 longform tracks of "Dzogchen" are an attempt at creating spiritual music from within the confines of the locked-down household (incorporating folk instruments and gongs as well as synthesisers, field recordings and even a washing machine).

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Ollie Turbitt is a composer, writer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Edinburgh, UK. as well as providing guitar and bass duties for a handful of local bands, he has pursued a fluctuating solo career in avant-garde exploration. Under the pseudonyms Oxhead, Sforza Gramsci, OJ Turbitt, Hermetic Gaze and others, his self-released cassettes, USBs and digital albums have aimed to express ideas of cultural memory, false consciousness and mysticism/esotericism through improvisation, sound collage, ambient textures, laptop experimentation and field recordings. Ollie also runs Dead Hound Records, which serves as a platform for both his own material and an increasing list of international experimental acts.

https://ollieturbitt.tumblr.com

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Alex Palmer is a drummer, session player, producer and creative collaborator based in Glasgow, Scotland since 2018. He is a ubiquitous and prolific force on both the Glasgow and Edinburgh scenes, playing everything from jazz to folk to math rock. In recent years, Alex has completed Scotland/UK tours with experimental solo artist Bell Lungs, MOY and Nimbus Sextet, and further afield for a month leg in Italy with Smitten on three occasions, and Germany/Italy with Logan's Close in late 2019. Alex has made multiple appearances with Nimbus Sextet and Nicole Smit (of Smitten ) at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, plus Glasgow, Aberdeen and Islay festivals ran by Jazz Scotland. Other festival appearances include Kelburn Garden Party, Knockengorroch World Ceilidh, Doune the Rabbit Hole, Lindisfarne Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

https://www.alexpalmermusic.com

Tracklist

1.	Inhale	16:04

2.	Exhale	15:08

Credits

released March 5, 2021

Ollie Turbitt - guitars, synths, bağlama saz, field recordings, found objects

Alex Palmer - drum kit, ritual percussion, washing machine, breath

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