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Spirit Journies

michaelkarman — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:17:31 +0000

The five pieces on Barry Truax’s most recent CD are all from this century, 2001 through 2006. Given the similarity of dates and the thematic unity suggested by the album title, one might unwarily conclude that these five are similarly similar. They’re not. If I wanted to give someone a fair idea of Truax’s range, I could do much worse than simply hand over this CD.(...)
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Truax Miscellany

michaelkarman — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:01:31 +0000

Pacific Fanfare(1996)

Like all such, Pacific Fanfare is a short piece; unlike other fanfares, this one has no stirring licks by the trumpet section. Instead, there are some very nice foghorns, as befits the Pacific part of the title.

Sadly, short here means three minutes, which is not just way too short generally, but way too short for this piece, which promises many more minutes than it delivers. Oh well, it is a delightful three minutes, full not only of coastal sounds but various train and other mechanical sounds as well as some wild bells, ringing out. (Edition RZ 290405)

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(Pacific Fanfare is also available on Soundscape Vancouver: Cambridge Street Records CSR 2CD-9701 and on Islands: Cambridge Street Records CSR CD-0101.)(...)
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Barry Truax

michaelkarman — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:51:41 +0000

Truax: So here we are in the gardens of the Archevêché in Bourges, with its formal gardens and its walkways and roses.

Asymmetry: Maybe we should just talk about this, then, and forget about music for awhile….

Or perhaps this is just the place to talk about soundscape and how you got started in soundscape composition.
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