Process and Reality

by Evan Parker

Process and Reality cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 October 1991
  • Label: FMP
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:08:45
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Renowned British saxophonist Evan Parker utilizes multi-tracking to construct dense, overlapping layers of soprano saxophone improvisation. 'Process and Reality' is a towering achievement in avant-garde technique, exploring circular breathing and complex microtonal interactions in a hypnotic, unaccompanied setting.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, acoustic, unaccompanied-solo, improvisation, technical, avant-garde, minimal, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Mothon (4:40)
  2. Borlung (8:30)
  3. Broken Wing (7:50)
  4. Fast Falls (For Mongezi Feza) (8:29)
  5. Paros Gemutato (4:08)
  6. Amanita (4:47)
  7. Aka (2:38)
  8. G.I.K.H (3:10)
  9. Bubble Chamber (For Conlon Nancarrow) (3:58)
  10. Muzzle (4:13)
  11. Diary Of A Mnemonist (For Liz Fritsch) (3:07)
  12. Banda (O.D.J.B) (2:16)
  13. Pfingstsonntag (2:18)
  14. Blindflight (2:21)
  15. And I Will Sing Of This Second Kingdom (2:54)
  16. Improvisation On 'The Cryptosphere' By Steve Lacy (3:26)

Credits

  • Roger Ackling - painting [cover (weybourne 1990)], illustration
  • Evan Parker - primary artist, producer, soprano saxophone, music by
  • Steve Lake - liner notes
  • Wulf Teichmann - liner notes [german translation]
  • Dagmar Gebers - photography by
  • John Riddy - photography by [cover (weybourne 1990) photographed by]
  • Jost Gebers - producer, recorded by, layout

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