Grey Sky, Wet Sky

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Sound Dialogue Series: Grey Sky, Wet Sky is a collaborative work that involves tonal music, ambient soundscape, and phonography. Both Bret and Michael explore elements of space and silence in order to create a sonic experience that fosters a balance between the recorded work and the naturally present sounds of the immediate environment.

NOTE TO THE LISTENER:

This work was created with the intention that it be listened to in silence.  Most of the recorded material is simply inaudible in contexts like driving, washing dishes, dinner parties, or sporting events.  However, once one has established a relatively silent environment, ambient noise should then be included as an enjoyable and integral element in the composition.  The volume should be adjusted accordingly to strike a harmonious balance between the recording and ones immediate sonic environment, with perhaps a slight emphasis on the volume level of the sound recording.  When a suitable volume level has been determined, let it remain at that level for the entire disc.


Part One: Bret Ellerton

Grey_sky__Wet_roads__Fall_Colored_Fields__And_Electricity.mp3


Part One: Grey Sky Wet Roads Fall Colored Fields and Electricity

Recorded guitars on September 10, 2005. Recorded AM radio static and manipulated it with reverbs, other effects, and on board eq Thor’s day October 20, 2005. Part Status: Closed

Part Two: Michael Andrew Doherty

Wet_Sky__Forest__A_Voice.mp3


Part Two: Wet Sky Forest A Voice

Phonographic rain piece from forest floor near Chapel Hill, N.C. Nov 24, 2005. Tilaphone w/fx, dhol(drum), lap harp, and duduk, Recorded Dec 2005. Status on Part: Closed

Part Three: Bret Ellerton

Alleyways_Hold_Hidden_Beauty__The_Pulse_Of_A_City.mp3


Part Three: Alleyways Hold Hidden Beauty The Pulse of a City

Ambient sound recordings of four different alleyways in Seattle, Washington -mid January 2006 - manipulated rhythmically via computer. Hand drums, xylophone, sequential circuits six track, and reintroduction of some chords from part one – Recorded late January 2006. Status on Part: Closed

Part Four: Michael Andrew Doherty with additions by Bret Ellerton

On_a_Snowy_Day__Elements_of_Sun-Drenched_Desert_and_Rain-Soaked_Forest_Brets_Additions.mp3


On a Snowy Day Elements of Sun Drenched Earth and Rain Soaked Forest

Phonographic elements: Rain piece from forest floor near Chapel Hill, N.C., a piece recorded on the ruins of a late mid-Pueblo period site in Spring of 2006 in central New Mexico, and a recording of cicadas, crickets, and other insects in Denver, Summer 2006. Turkish ney, tuning forks, hand drums, dhol, pitched tile fragments, Tilaphone, and bass duduk. Recorded November 29, 2006. The part is open after the 5 minute mark. Bret added acoustic guitar washes and vocals with a drum and one bass note past the five minute mark. Recorded in September 2007.

Part Five: Bret Ellerton

Like_Water_Poured_Into_Water_-_Skin_as_Rain_as_Road_as_River.mp3


Like Water Poured Into Water

Part Five – Bret Ellerton Title: Like Water Poured Into Water – Skin as Rain as Road as River Description: Field Recordings from: The Green River, Washington Feb 23, 2007(manipulated to rise in surges), Spokane Falls Washington -2007 (manipulated by isolating various frequencies and composing them via computer), rainfall from a variety of places in Seattle in the years of 2007 and 2008, water sounds from the Icicle Trail near Leavenworth Washington 2007, various alleyway activity downtown Seattle Washington 2007 – 08, and I-5 Highway at the Denny Street overpass in Feb 07 and March 08. Other performance elements include metal bowls and gongs, and voice. There is also reintroduction of segments from previous parts 2, 3 and 4 of above sound dialog. Status: Closed

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