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The OO-Ray – Astoria

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1. Moments of Quiet Technicolor (4:05)
2. Andalucia (2:44)
3. Marzo (4:36)
4. Autumn (5:04)
5. Astoria (1:47)
6. The Orrery (3:23)
7. Sleep (3:14)
8. Waveguide (3:39)
9. Bubbaly (4:01)
10. Gwageus (3:42)
11 . Chimes at Midnight (3:02)
12. Palimpsests (4:26)

About the Album

The tracks in Astoria came from a year-long project to produce an improvisation a week. They document not only my growth as a cellist, but my exploration of the electroacoustic possibilities of the cello. The year was filled with small triumphs, funerals, depression, and joy, punctuated with trips to Astoria, Oregon to recharge and recuperate.

The cello plays multiple roles in these tracks, from percussion to bass to contralto, layered together to form impossible ensembles through my use of looping, pitchshifting, and reverberation. Astoria is a confluence of lullabies, hymns, and chamber symphonies into a coherent and satisfying whole.

About the Artist

Ted Laderas is a scientist, amateur cellist, and electroacoustic composer. He combines cello performance techniques with sound processing techniques to expand the outer realms of the cello. Marc Wiedenbaum of Disquiet wrote of his work: “As mediated by Laderas’ bank of technology, the lone cello takes on a kind of serene majesty – sustained, rich, formidable.”

Availability

Astoria is available in 2 formats: a digital release through Audiomoves and a CD through Waveguide Audio. For more information, please refer to the Waveguide Audio Page.

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