Time pieces (and I'll go to bed at noon), by Noah Ophoven-Baldwin

Time pieces (and I'll go to bed at noon)

by Noah Ophoven-Baldwin

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Curtis Wenzel A telegraph from metal and breath with quiet buzzing permutations.

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	1.	Buzzing and humming 01:12
	2.	Gnomon 10:40
	3.	This universe 13:40
	4.	More of the tree 18:18

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released June 2, 2023

Noah Ophoven-Baldwin: Cornet, harmonium, metronome, and field recordings
Mitch Stahlmann: Flute (Track 2)

Tracks 1, 3, & 4 recorded and mixed by Noah Ophoven-Baldwin
Track 2 recorded at Aura Vortex by Matt Olson
Mastered by Zhu Wenbo
Photo by Noah Ophoven-Baldwin at Harbor Park Beach in Port Wing, Wisconsin.
℗ & © 2023 zappak zappak-004

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This is the commemorative first solo album by Noah Ophoven-Baldwin, a Minneapolis-based multi-instrumentalist and a member of the group "Realtree". The theme of this work is "time and/or clock". By mixing acoustic instruments' sounds and a periodic metronome sound, Baldwin tried to cross the boundaries of an instrumental performance and a conceptual sound art.
A cornet and a harmonium make organic texture (and Mitch Stahlmann joined with a flute on track 2). On the other hand, a metronome keeps repeating solid and short sounds like hitting a stake. Instrumental sounds like he played in a room while relaxing and the sharp metronome sounds seem to be in contrast, however, the careful arrangement of the field-recorded sounds creates a wonderfully beautiful unity as a whole.

アメリカはミネアポリス在住のマルチ奏者であり、音楽グループ"Realtree"メンバーのNoah Ophoven-Baldwinによる、記念すべき初のソロ・アルバム。本作は「時/時計」をテーマとしており、Baldwinはメトロノームの周期的な音とアコースティック楽器の音を組み合わせることによって、演奏とコンセプチュアルなサウンド・アートを横断させようとした。
コルネットやハルモニウムは有機的なテクスチャーを生み出し(2曲目ではMitch Stahlmannがフルートで参加)、いっぽうのメトロノームは杭を打ち付けるかのように鋭利で短い音を反復させる。部屋でリラックスして演奏されたような器楽音と鋭利なメトロノームの音は、対極のようなコントラストがあるかのようでいて、フィールド・レコーディングされた音の注意深い配置によって、見事に美しいまとまりを見せている。

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Noah Ophoven-Baldwin
Noah Ophoven-Baldwin is an American composer, cornetist, and improviser currently living in so-called Minneapolis, Minnesota. His work collages field recordings, metronome and cornet. Noah plays and writes music for the group Realtree, with releases on Public Eyesore and Zoomin' Night, and runs the CD label All Sky.
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