Julius Eastman Vol. 1: Femenine

by Julius Eastman / Wild Up

Julius Eastman Vol. 1: Femenine cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 June 2021
  • Label: New Amsterdam
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:07:33
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This recording serves as a vibrant, modern realization of the late avant-garde composer Julius Eastman's 1974 minimalist masterpiece. Performed by the Los Angeles-based contemporary classical ensemble Wild Up, the continuous 70-minute piece utilizes hypnotic, gradually shifting grooves driven by sleigh bells, vibraphone, and ecstatic horn arrangements. The critically acclaimed release played a major role in the ongoing rediscovery and celebration of Eastman's marginalized musical legacy.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, instrumental, acoustic, atmospheric, ensemble, minimal, orchestral, piano

Tracklist

  1. No. 1, Prime (8:48)
  2. No. 2, Unison (4:32)
  3. No. 3, Create New Pattern (4:00)
  4. No. 4, Hold and Return (5:45)
  5. No. 5, All Changing (6:13)
  6. No. 6, Increase (10:03)
  7. No. 7, Eb (12:17)
  8. No. 8, Be Thou My Vision (Mao Melodies) (2:54)
  9. No. 9, Can Melt (6:56)
  10. No. 10, Pianist Will Interrupt Must Return (6:01)

Credits

  • Wild Up - primary artist
  • Julius Eastman - primary artist
  • Marta Tiesenga - baritone saxophone
  • Erin Rogers - baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
  • Shelley Washington - baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, bells
  • Derek Stein - cello, bells
  • Jonah Levy - flugelhorn
  • Isabel Gleicher - flute, piccolo flute, bells

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