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The Well I 05:32
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The Well II 02:38
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3.
The Well III 08:42
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4.
Aljibe 09:52
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5.
Pozo 13:38
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6.
Cisterna 06:28
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At the top of the mountain where the Iglesia of Santa María la Mayor of Vélez-Málaga (Axarquía, Spain) is located, there is a cistern that is believed to be from the Moorish period. It is a charming place both from an architectural and acoustic point of view and around it this sound project has emerged. So much so that it is the cistern itself that has guided our way of interpreting each moment as if it were a living organism.
This project is divided into two clear parts, the first three pieces are a field recording carried out in the cistern while the other three were carried out in Studio conditions but inspired by the same creative environment.
In pieces 1 and 2 we introduced two microphones into the tank in the space where the water is and another X-Y with the clarinet bell and the metal tube in the opening. The reverberation you hear is the natural one inside the cistern and nothing has been edited to the sound.
In piece 3 the Bass Clarinet was obviously at a certain distance from the opening of the cistern and its acoustics affected it much less than in the furst two, but the natural acoustics of the building did much more.

En la cima de la montaña donde se encuentra la Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor de Vélez-Málaga (Axarquía, España), hay un Aljibe que se cree es de la época morisca. Se trata de un lugar encantador tanto desde el punto de vista arquitectónico como acústico y en torno a él ha surgido este proyecto sonoro. Tal es así que es el propio aljibe quien ha orientado nuestra manera de
interpretar a cada momento como si de un organismo vivo se tratara.
Este proyecto se divide en dos partes claras, las tres primeras piezas son una grabación de campo llevada a cabo en el aljibe mientras que las otras tres se llevaron a cabo en condiciones de Estudio pero inspiradas por el mismo ambiente creativo.
En las piezas 1 y 2 introdujimos dentro del aljibe dos micrófonos en el espacio donde está el agua y fuera otro X-Y con la campana del clarinete y el tubo de metal en la boca del mismo. La reverberación que oís es la natural del interior del aljibe y no se ha editado nada al sonido.
En la pieza 3 el Clarinete bajo estaba, evidentemente, a una cierta distancia de la boca del aljibe y la acústica del mismo le afectaba mucho menos que en las dos primeras, pero sí lo hacía mucho más la acústica natural del edificio.

Check out the videos on Youtube (please subscribe):
The Well I: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfvJTvycbjk&t=32s
The Well III: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9yRW6yEyG0

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released July 17, 2020

Artists:
Santi Mabad: Soprano Clarinet (tracks 1 and 4), Bass Clarinet (tracks 3, 5 and 6), Metal tube (track 2)
Mark Hewins: Harmonic and Digital Guitar, Electronics

All music composed and performed by Santi Mabad and Mark Hewins

Tracks 1, 2 and 3 were recorded on february 24th, 2020 at Aljibe de la Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor, Vélez-Málaga, Spain
Tracks 4, 5 and 6 were recorded on december 31th, 2019 at Fusta Studio, Torre del Mar, Spain

Track 1 field recording and mixed by Mark Hewins
Track 2 field recording by Mark Hewins and mixed by Santi Mabad
Tracks 3, 4, 5 and 6 recording and mixed by Santi Mabad

Photo and Graphic design by Santi Mabad
Text by Santi Mabad and Mark Hewins

We are grateful to the Municipality of Vélez-Málaga for the facilities granted to make the recordings in the Aljibe of the Iglesia of Santa María la Mayor of Vélez-Málaga

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Santi Mabad Málaga, Spain

The clarinettist Santi Mabad concentrates his activity in the field of contemporary music, free improvisation and experimental music. His versatility has led him to explore the SCl, BCl and CBCl. His interest in the relationship between memorised musical interpretation and body movement has led him to write his doctoral thesis. Currently he is a teacher at the CPM Martín Tenllado in Malaga. ... more

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