tracks

Urbanototem
Suite Sincronario
I Hierro (Iron)
II Bronze
III Pet
"Em"
Anti M-R
Melamina Plus
XZ-3
1+1=1
"Clef"

notes

Recorded and mixed between March and May 2012 at MonkiLab Audio Studio, Querétaro, México
Piano pieces recorded at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA

1. URBANOTOTEM - for two electric basses and 4-hand keyboard nylon guitar
2. SUITE SINCRONARIO
i hierro (iron) - for 4-hand hyperión and 4-hand iron metal
ii bronze - for 4-hand hyperión and 4-hand small cymbal
iii pet - for 4-hand hyperión and 4-hand recyclable pet water container
3. "EM" - for two pianos
4. ANTI M-R - for an emulated 4-hand keyboard (electric piano, shamisen, marimba and steel guitar)
5. MELAMINAA PLUS - for two marimbas
6. XZ-3 for two pianos
7. 1+1=1 for 4-hand hyperión
8. "CLEF" - for 4-hand emulated bass and steel guitar

All music developed while in residence at the Lucas Artist Residency Program, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA

The second CD from this maverick Mexican composer, a former colleague of the legendary Conlon Nancarrow, features a radical new instrument—the hyperión: a portable piano with nylon guitar strings! Over two years went into the conception and fabrication of the instrument, three years into the compositions and two more years into the rehearsal and recording of the music. Brilliantly performed by Ernesto’s razor- sharp ensemble this is new music at its most exhilarating. Passionate, exotic minimalism from one of the world’s most dedicated and uncompromising musical experimentalists!

credits

Composed By [All Music Composed By] – Ernesto Martínez
Design – Heung-Heung Chin
Electric Bass – Alejandro Guevara
Ensemble – Micro-Ritmia,
Executive-Producer – John Zorn
Executive-Producer [Associate Producer] – Kazunori Sugiyama
Marimba, Percussion – Alejandro Huerta Rojas, Juan Mercado
Mastered By – Scott Hull (2)
Photography By [Photos] – Nashim Gargari
Piano, Performer [Hyperión], Keyboards [Keyboard], Percussion, Electric Bass – Ernesto Martínez
Producer [Produced By] – Ernesto Martínez
Recorded By [Piano Pieces Recorded By] – Ernesto Martínez
Recorded By, Mixed By – Diego Ortega Septién

companies

Recorded At – monkiLab Audio Studio
Mixed At – monkiLab Audio Studio
Recorded At – Montalvo Arts Center
Manufactured By – ODS Optical Disc Solutions (2)

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