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Burtner: Profiled from Atmospheres

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Details

Composer
Matthew Burtner
Artist
Matthew Burtner, Bruno Eicher, Mary Hammann, Sarah Crocker Vonsattel, Kari Jane Docter, Jody Sperlin
Format
CD
Label
Ravello Records
Released
Aug 16, 2024
Catalog #
RR8106
UPC
808857147783

About

If someone told you there was music that could lull pillowy-winged moths into a fluttery state of happiness, that the Aurora Borealis can sing even better than you and I, or that the roots of the American elm trees in Central Park are a bustling ensemble waiting for their cue, would you believe them? Matthew Burtner would, and he'd have no trouble proving it on PROFILED FROM ATMOSPHERES, the veteran ecoacoustic composer's sixth release with Ravello Records. Burtner lifts the veil between humanity and it's planet, translating it's messages into an intimate medium invariably understood amongst it's inhabitants. These messages make an urgent case in the titular work Profiled From Atmospheres, a collaborative work between atmospheric sound profiles derived from humanity's top three greenhouse gas emissions and saxophone/percussion duo Michael Weiss and Elizabeth Soflin. The result is an eerie, haunting sonification that serves as a poignant reminder; if we want to continue hearing the songs of the atmosphere and the planet it blankets, it's our responsibility to preserve it.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Piece for a Northern Sky 05:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    Piece for a Northern Sky
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Performer
    Matthew Burtner
  2. 2 Auroras 07:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Auroras
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Performer
    Matthew Burtner
  3. 3 I. Mother Tree 04:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Mother Tree
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Performer
    Bruno Eicher, Sarah Crocker Vonsattel, Mary Hammann, Kari Jane Docter
  4. 4 II. Roots 01:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Roots
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Performer
    Bruno Eicher, Sarah Crocker Vonsattel, Mary Hammann, Kari Jane Docter
  5. 5 IV. Trunk 04:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Trunk
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Performer
    Bruno Eicher, Sarah Crocker Vonsattel, Mary Hammann, Kari Jane Docter
  6. 6 V. Canopy 03:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    V. Canopy
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Performer
    Bruno Eicher, Sarah Crocker Vonsattel, Mary Hammann, Kari Jane Docter
  7. 7 VI. Stand 05:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    VI. Stand
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Performer
    Bruno Eicher, Sarah Crocker Vonsattel, Mary Hammann, Kari Jane Docter
  8. 8 Wind Rose 07:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    Wind Rose
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Performer
    Matthew Burtner
  9. 9 Moth Music (Nocturne) 08:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    Moth Music (Nocturne)
    Duration
    08:10
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Performer
    Matthew Burtner, Glen Whitehead
  10. 10 I. 1959 02:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. 1959
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Ensemble
    Weiss/Soflin Duo
  11. 11 II. 1987 03:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. 1987
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Ensemble
    Weiss/Soflin Duo
  12. 12 III. 2015 02:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. 2015
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Ensemble
    Weiss/Soflin Duo
  13. 13 IV. 2050 03:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. 2050
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Matthew Burtner
    Ensemble
    Weiss/Soflin Duo