Ital Tek * Mind Abandon [New CD] 7/20/18 The Big Storm

The Big Storm

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Australian composer Joseph Franklin's The Horror of the Avant-Garde(s) is a concerto for piano (Mark Hannaford) and percussion (Satoshi Takeishi) soloists and 13 players that far exceeds the expectations of the genre

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Each composition was written to address critical socio-political issues shaping our time

Ital Tek * Mind Abandon [New CD] 7/20/18 The Big StormItal Tek's new album 'Mind Abandon' embraces a human touch in contrast to the dense, world building drone of his previous work. This time, he set out to compose away from the computer as much as possible working instinctively and allowing himself to get lost in the music. The natural starting point was his own voice, processing vocals into shifting pads and textures. His guitar sits at the centre of much of the record, joined by live, hand played