Birdsong, by Chad Fowler, Shanyse Strickland, Sana Nagano, Melanie Dyer, Ken Filiano Anders Griffen,

Birdsong

by Chad Fowler, Shanyse Strickland, Sana Nagano, Melanie Dyer, Ken Filiano Anders Griffen,

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1.	Traditional Funeral Dance 09:39	info	buy track
2.	Out Of Town 06:41	info	buy track
3.	Turnoutbreak 07:02	info	buy track
4.	Good And Tomorrow (Take 2) 08:53	info	buy track
5.	Theme For Someone I Probably Wouldn't Like 07:49	info	buy track
6.	Crossing The River 08:47	info	buy track
7.	N-Beam 09:09	lyrics	buy track
Composed by Anders Griffen
8.	Yatra 06:03	info	buy track
9.	Good And Tomorrow (Take One) 07:00	info	buy track

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Researchers of birdsong in urban environments have found that anthropogenic ambient noise has increased in urban areas over time and that there is a coinciding cultural evolution of dialects for cultural transmission. Dialects change: they grow and evolve, sometimes they may disappear. As the environment changes, so do its inhabitants. They adapt in order to reach one another with their sound.

There is a parallel in music, both as expression evolves over time and musicians relate in unique ways based on their backgrounds and origins. Improvised music provides a setting where this may be explored to the fullest. This diverse ensemble is made up of musicians with unique origins and backgrounds and a few of them were meeting for the first time.

Tracks 1 and 5 composed by Chad Fowler
Tracks 2, 4, 7 and 9 composed by Anders Griffen
Tracks 3, 6, 8 - group improvisation

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released January 19, 2024

Chad Fowler - stritch, bass flute
Shanyse Strickland - French horn, flute, vocals
Sana Nagano - violin
Melanie Dyer - viola
Ken Filiano - bass
Anders Griffen - drums

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jim Clouse, Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY, April 26, 2022

Cover photography - Anders Griffen
Group Photography - Chad Fowler, Peter Gannushkin
Cover Design - Chad Anderson

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