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Juan Felipe Waller - Detone Retune (2014)

from Offspring Bites I (2017) by Ensemble Offspring

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It is often agreed that accidents play an important role in any creative moment. During my process, accidents manifest for diverse and unpredictable reasons, and yet, keeping the door open for 'things' to happen becomes a rather crucial aspect. And that's exactly where the tension between accident and intention become so significant, emerging as a common factor in my pieces.

In Detone Retune, this becomes self-evident to the listener, as a degree of unpredictability extended to the interpreters' performance is subject to a wavering fragility for the production of sound. I have an interest in discovering sonorities by acoustic means that are akin to electronic sounds. This is seen in Detone Retune with the use of threaded rods, tiles and Styrofoam, which are the backbone of the sound world of this piece. The rest of the instruments 'tune in' to the tones and harmonics produced by striking these materials, which percussionist, Claire Edwardes, executes in a central role in a sort of percussion concerto-maquette.

Note by Juan Felipe Waller.

Juan Felipe Waller (b. 1971) is a Mexican-born composer currently based in Berlin. His music often involves what he terms a 'lens of deformation'. This compositional approach is reflected in his interest in harmonic imperfection and disrupting clean sonorities through the use of found-sounds and unconventional instrumental techniques and preparations.

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from Offspring Bites I (2017), released November 28, 2017

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Ensemble Offspring are Australia’s leading new music group. Uniting the country’s most fearless instrumentalists under the leadership of internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes, they subvert classical music traditions and deliver concerts that "burst with imagination, energy and inspiration” (Seesaw Magazine). ... more

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