{"product_id":"matthew-wright-cracked-glaze","title":"Matthew Wright - Cracked Glaze","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFalse Walls\u003c\/strong\u003e is delighted to release the new album by \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e: his composition \u003cstrong\u003eCracked Glaze\u003c\/strong\u003e, performed by virtuoso vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eSofia Jernberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEnsemble Klang\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eMichiel van Dijk\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eErik-Jan de With\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAnton van Houten\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePete Harden\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSaskia Lankhoorn\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJoey Marijs\u003c\/strong\u003e) and Wright's improv\/electronic group \u003cstrong\u003eSpheric Totemic\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eMandhira de Saram\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Charles\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Hawkins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 46-minute piece was performed live, and is built around a 'spine' of one long, descending scale which takes nineteen minutes to unfurl, and which then repeats with variations. Other layers of notation provide supporting roles. Superimposed against this notated 'glaze' are time-brackets (essentially start and stop times) for the improvisors to play solo or in groups. Wright also sampled, processed and sculpted the live sound design from the stage, and made significant post-production enhancements for the album release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e's sleeve notes: \u003cem\u003e\"In ceramics, a cracked glaze can occur during the firing process, when intense heat creates fractures, resulting in a tension between a smooth form and a tarnished surface. With \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCracked Glaze\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e I'm interested in how the elements of musical notation, improvisation and technology collide and 'crack' each other to produce catalytic results.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cstrong\u003eNate Wooley\u003c\/strong\u003e's sleeve notes: \u003cem\u003e\"..this whole recording is rare and wonderful .. Wright's deft handling of the piece's form and balance, the joy of hearing great improvisors at the top of their game, a murderers' row new music ensemble, and a near flawless recorded document-but ultimately, the question that should be asked of this and all recordings is whether it leaves us wanting to return to it, demanding to know more .. This is up to you, but repeated trips down this path will be rewarded.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e is a composer, producer and sound designer based in Kent, UK. He is co-founder of \u003cstrong\u003eTrance Map\u003c\/strong\u003e with legendary saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003eEvan Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e, founder of \u003cstrong\u003eSpheric Totemic\u003c\/strong\u003e, and was \u003cstrong\u003eMusical Director\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003eNetwork\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003eThe National Theatre\u003c\/strong\u003e, starring Hollywood actor \u003cstrong\u003eBryan Cranston\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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