Open Secrets

Jackson Mac Low - Open Secrets

* originally posted on March 2, 2007

From the liner notes:

Open Secrets comprises seven realizations of works for voices and/or instruments that require spontaneous performers' choices limited only by given materials and procedural rules, and one fully notated composition. Performers are asked always to listen attentively to other performers (live or recorded) and to ambient sounds, and to produce vocal sounds (usually linguistic elements), and/or instrumental tones, in relation with all they hear. They must often fall silent and listen. By exercising invention, sensitivity, tact, courtesy, and "virtuosity without ego-tripping," they make each detail contribute significantly to the total sonic situation. On this disc, two or more performances of most of the vocal works are superimposed.

(1) (2)

[maybe reposted soon]

Tracklisting:

1. 1st Milarepa Gatha {5:15}

2. Milarepa Quartet for Four Like Instruments {3:48}

3. Thanks {9:57}

4. Winds/Instruments {18:57}

5. 38th and 39th Merzgedichte in Memoriam Kurt Schwitters {1:54}

6. Phoneme Dance in Memoriam John Cage {5:03}

7. Lucas 1 to 29: For One or More Instrumentalists {24:28}

8. Free Gatha 1 and Free Gatha 2 {5:12}