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Jarak Jauh

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Jarak Jauh is inspired by the saluang tradition of West Sumatra, in which two flutes play a single melody in close unison. Subtle differences in each
saluang’s tuning and rhythm create a shimmering filigree. In Jarak Jauh,
Margaret Lancaster plays against a recorded doppelganger of herself, which begins in distant canon. Slowly, the flutes become one. Sumatran saluangs also enter the mix, further blurring the distinction between live musician and recording. The piece is influenced by the keening, chromatic tradition of some Western Sumatran music, in which the singer often bemoans the fact that one’s “other half” is missing or distant. In the matrilineal culture of West Sumatra, men have tended to “merantau”, or travel far away in search of a livelihood, leaving the women to sing about their absence. “Jarak jauh” means long distance.

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from Jarak Jauh, released November 1, 2017
Margaret Lancaster, flute

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Nick Brooke Bennington, Vermont

Nick Brooke mixes musical sampling, lipsynching, and theater into a genre all its own. In his works, vocalists and actors are trained to mimic sampled collages of sound effects, pop songs, and musical ephemera, blurring the line between recording and live performance. His works have been performed at the Lincoln Center Festival, HERE, and Mass MoCA. ... more

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