Mirror Shards and Gravity

by Mirror Shards

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1.	Then I Woke In Part One 02:06	buy track
2.	Then I Woke In Part Two 01:09	buy track
3.	Then I Woke In Part Three 01:04	buy track
4.	Then I Woke In Part Four 01:51	buy track
5.	Then I Woke In Part Five 03:22	buy track
6.	Outro Then The Sun Came Up 02:16	buy track

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This album is the brain child of composer / improviser Joe Formanek which is comprised of two unique innovations in electroacoustic music: what he calls “Percussionist 2.0” and improvising with history using a database. Percussionist 2.0 was the result of an attempt to create an instrument in which a percussionist could fluently express himself acoustically and digitally via DSP. However, while doing the acoustic input and the digital output is usually done by two as common practice, the Mirror Shards apparatus is an attempt to do both actions simultaneously. This new instrument proved to be more than just an instrument but a new way to play percussion. It now seems like the natural step in the evolution of percussion, as doing these functions at the same time -instrumental and digital manipulation - feels percussive. After several layered improvisations a database of recordings came about, and within it an organized recorded history of all the improvisations which have been all based on older improvisations. With it a sense of time, mood, and a progression of wisdom seem to all mix and blend with each new play, resulting in a constantly improving richness of the myriad of the Self.

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released November 8, 2012

All music was created by Joe Formanek

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Mirror Shards City Of Brussels, Belgium

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