{"product_id":"white-1","title":"White","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuitarist \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Sinan\u003c\/strong\u003e's third ECM release is an evocative duo album with clarinettist \u003cstrong\u003eOguz Buyukberber\u003c\/strong\u003e which subtly covers a lot of ground. The pair have worked together in many contexts since first meeting in Istanbul a decade ago, and Buyukberber previously appeared on \u003cem\u003eHasretim: Journey to Anatolia\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 2013, as well as in Sinan's music-theatre piece \u003cem\u003eKomitas\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe individual musical directions of the two players have effectively converged from opposite poles: Marc was trained as a classical guitarist in the western European tradition but has increasingly been drawn to improvisation and Turkish material, while Oguz started out with Turkish music and jazz before exploring free improvisation and contemporary composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor \u003cem\u003eWhite\u003c\/em\u003e, both musicians provide new music. Sinan's five-part \"\u003cem\u003eUpon Nothingness\u003c\/em\u003e\" incorporates his musical response to recordings of songs of Armenian prisoners deported to Germany during the First World War. These historic field recordings are woven into the fabric of Sinan's pieces, which also make liberal use of electronics, blurring the distinction between the real and the surreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOguz Buyukberber also contributes a series of linked pieces, \"\u003cem\u003eThere, I-V\u003c\/em\u003e\", in which both musicians improvise around predetermined pitch sets. \u003cem\u003eWhite\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded in Oslo's Rainbow Studio in October 2016 and produced by Manfred Eicher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonnel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marc Sinan (guitar), Oguz Buyukberger (clarinet)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50464354271563,"sku":"1036104","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0932bf84-bacb-4fa9-9229-b93845c1ccb6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727273276","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/white-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}