{"product_id":"geophonics","title":"Geophonics","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew solo album from French-American cellist and composer Leila Bordreuil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBordreuil’s panoramic vision of form and genre is reflected in the diversity of her frequent collaborators: Tamio Shiraishi (Fushitutsa), Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Kali Malone, Laurel Halo, Drew McDowall (Coil), Julia Santoli and Luke Stewart (Irreversible Entanglements).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBordreuil does not compose music in the traditional sense so much as summon sounds via the sculpting of naturally occurring frequencies. On \u003cem\u003eGeophonics\u003c\/em\u003e, she produces feedback with her cello and a bass amplifier placed against a grand piano; these vibrations then activate the piano's strings, creating dense harmonic overtones. \"Feedback carries powerful psychoacoustic potential, so it's something I've incorporated in my music a lot. But in Geophonics, I push that potential further. I'm not approaching feedback as a sound in itself, but more as an instrument or a tool to 'sonify' other elements that would otherwise seem silent--in this case, the sound of air, an empty room and a piano without a player,\" explains Bordreuil. \"There is inherent harmony in the structure of our universe - so what if we just listened to that?\" Recorded in a former convent in rural Belgium, \"Collision\" opens with a sustained G note that reverberates like a tambura. Bordreuil's drone becomes gnarly and agitated, evoking Skullflower's electric guitar disembodiment. Soon, the music is interrupted again--this time by high-pitched squeals that Bordreuil gracefully steers as if playing a solo. The piece ends as it began - only now imbued with raw, metallic resonance. On \"Soft Landing,\" low-end feedback interacts with the subwoofer-friendly tones of the ARP 2500, mimicking the sound of organ drones until a dissonant chord emerges almost imperceptibly. \"Plateau,\" which reprises the G note that opens the album, combines diffuse ambient textures and Bordreuil's meditative bowing. As on the previous track, multiphonics eventually produce a chord--even as Bordreuil monastically maintains a single note. While spectral music explores the manipulation of acoustic instruments and physical space, \u003cem\u003eGeophonics\u003c\/em\u003e reveals a more natural kind of interaction--establishing conditions that allow the intervals to bloom. In doing so, Bordreuil invites the physical environment to enter her music, rather than the other way around.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Trade","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":58952817443147,"sku":"R5535-2063","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5df00932-55b4-12e2-4afc-f7be7626d590.jpg?v=1792668713","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/geophonics","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}