Hearing Music

by Joanna Brouk

Hearing Music cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 6 May 2016
  • Label: Numero Group
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:06:54
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Unearthing the lost, independently distributed cassette recordings of the pioneering electronic and acoustic composer, this compilation maps her output from the late 1970s and 80s. Studying under Robert Ashley and Terry Riley, she utilized early synthesizers, flute, and voice to craft incredibly sparse, meditative new age minimalism. The release rightfully repositioned her as a vital, tragically overlooked figure in the history of American ambient music.

Genres

Descriptors: minimalistic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Going Through the Veil - Becoming a Swan (14:40)
  2. Maggi's Flute - Lifting Off (2:54)
  3. Maggi's Flute - Mary's Watch, Pt. 1 (6:39)
  4. Maggi's Flute - Mary's Watch, Pt. 2 (4:41)
  5. Maggi's Flute - Mary's Watch, Pt. 3 (5:24)
  6. Maggi's Flute - Mary's Watch, Pt. 4 (4:20)
  7. Fire Breath (7:35)
  8. The Creative (8:16)
  9. The Space Between (21:54)
  10. Majesty Suites - Entrance of the Queen of Winter Dawn (8:31)
  11. Invocation (0:36)
  12. Atavesta (3:28)
  13. Playing in the Water (3:11)
  14. Aurora (5:09)
  15. Diving Deeper, Remembering Love (5:33)
  16. Going to Sleep (2:17)
  17. The Reminder of Long Ago (4:54)
  18. The Nymph Rising, Calling the Sailor (4:37)
  19. First Meeting (5:09)
  20. Touching the Sky (5:04)
  21. The Sounding (0:52)
  22. Return to the Deep (1:00)

Credits

  • Jonathan Worcester - conch
  • Lindsey Lalon - flute
  • Maggi Payne - flute
  • Nina Ruymakere - flute
  • Howard Pyle - painting
  • Ryan Boyle - sleeve notes
  • Russell Newhouse - vocals
  • Bill Maraldo - composed by [co-composition], piano

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