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Tom Hamilton
City of Vorticity
Track 1: City of Vorticity (with
soloists):
Al Margolis – violin; Alan Zimmerman - percussion, prepared
hammer dulcimer; Peter Zummo - trombone, didgeridoo; Tom
Hamilton – electronic sound environment.
Track 2: City of Vorticity (electronic sound
environment): for listening alone or as an accompaniment
Pogus is extremely pleased to release a new CD by composer
Tom Hamilton, City of Vorticity. The Wire
has described Hamilton's music as "colourful and seductive,"
and Gramophone has noted that "the results bubble
with energy, a veritable counterpoint of indeterminacy."
These brief descriptions are a great entryway into City
of Vorticity, as it presents a collection of
electronic sound events, all occurring independently, and
gradually shifting through kaleidoscopic rearrangement.
This dynamically changing “aural score” can also serve as
the foundation for a group of improvising performers. In the
first track, we hear one version of this with soloists Al
Margolis, Alan Zimmerman, and Peter Zummo. The second track
is offered here for listening alone and as a published sound
environment for other musicians wishing to perform this
piece.
Tom Hamilton has composed and performed electronic
music for over 40 years. His ongoing series of concerts,
installations and recordings contrast structure with
improvisation and textural electronics with acoustic
instruments. Hamilton makes “aural scores” to connect
performers to a changing context of electronic sound. Rather
than addressing traditional modes of expression,
presentation and observation, Hamilton often explores the
interaction of many simultaneous layers of activity,
prompting the use of “present-time listening” on the part of
both performer and listener.
Hamilton has released 15 CDs of his music; his CD London
Fix received an award in the Prix Ars Electronica, and
a 2 CD set of his electronic music of the 1970s was named
one of The Wire’s Top 50 Reissues of 2010. He is a
fellow of the Civitella Ranieri Foundation.
Since 1990, Hamilton has been a member of the late composer
Robert
Ashley's opera ensemble, performing as the company
sound designer and mixer.
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Composer(s) |
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21090
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Enzo Minarelli |
21089
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Aliona Yurtsevich |
21088
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Yiorgis Sakellariou |
21087
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id m theft able |
21086
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Kasper T. Toeplitz |
21085
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Tom Hamilton |
21084
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David First |
21083
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Tomomi Adachi / Jaap Blonk / Owen F. Smith / Duane
Ingalls |
21082
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Marta Sainz &
If, Bwana |
| 21081 |
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Aliona Yurtsevich |
21080
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If, Bwana |
21079
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Ulrich Krieger |
21078
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Triple Point |
21077
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Robin Hayward |
21076
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Ron Nagorcka |
21075
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Secluded Bronte |
21074
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David Rosenboom |
21073
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Peter Batchelor |
| 21072 |
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Alvin Lucier |
| 21071 |
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Lou Cohen |
| 21070 |
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Brian Chase |
| 21069 |
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Jerry Hunt |
| 21068 |
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If, Bwana |
| 21067 |
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Jorge Antunes |
| 21066 |
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Enzo Minarelli |
| 21065 |
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Tensions At The Vanguard |
| 21064 |
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Frances White |
| 21063 |
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Noah Creshevsky |
| 21062 |
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If,Bwana/Trio Scordatura |
| 21061 |
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Nate Wooley |
| 21060 |
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Leo Kupper |
| 21059 |
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Pauline Oliveros/ Francisco López/Doug Van Nort/Jonas
Braasch |
| 21058 |
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Philip Corner |
| 21057 |
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Alvin Lucier |
| 21056 |
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Dimitri Voudouris |
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Birds + Machines |
| 21054 |
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Kiva |
| 21053 |
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César Bolaños |
| 21052 |
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Lionel Marchetti & Olivier Capparos |
| 21051 |
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Tom Hamilton/
Bruce Eisenbeil |
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Source Records 1-6 |
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Noah Creshevsky/ If,Bwana |
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Simon Wickham-Smith |
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Kenneth Gaburo |
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If, Bwana (Al Margolis) |
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Annea Lockwood |
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Felix Werder |
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Dimitri Voudouris |
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Nick Didkovsky |
| 21041 |
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Montreal Sound Matter |
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Anla Courtis |
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Crawling with Tarts |
| 21038 |
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If, Bwana (Al Margolis) |
| 21037 |
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Hans Otte |
| 21036 |
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DIY Canons |
| 21035 |
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Band/Myers |
| 21034 |
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Chris Brown |
| 21033 |
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Tom Johnson |
| 21032 |
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Roger Reynolds |
| 21031 |
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Trios - Collaboration |
| 21030 |
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Beth Anderson |
| 21029 |
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Hamilton, Silverton, Margolis |
| 21028 |
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Warren Burt |
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Jorge Antunes |
| 21026 |
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David Dunn |
| 21025 |
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Roger Reynolds |
| 21024 |
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If, Bwana (Al Margolis) |
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Pauline Oliveros |
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David Rosenboom |
| 21021 |
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Ross Bolleter |
| 21020 |
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Kenneth Gaburo |
| 21019 |
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If, Bwana (Al Margolis) |
| 21018 |
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Leo Kupper |
| 21017 |
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Robert Rutman |
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Matthew Ostrowski |
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various |
| 21014 |
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Rune Linblad |
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If, Bwana (Al Margolis) |
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Pauline Oliveros |
| 21011 |
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Rune Linblad |
| 21010 |
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If, Bwana (Al Margolis) |
| 21009 |
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Leo Kupper |
| 21008 |
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various |
| 21007 |
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If, Bwana (Al Margolis) |
| 21006 |
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Trigger |
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Big City Orchestra |
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If,Bwana |
| FPM |
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Frog Peak Music |
| CUE |
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C.U.E. Records |
| SOP |
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Sound of Pig Cassettes |
| ANTS |
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Ants (Italian Label) |
| ANIMUL |
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Ned Rothenberg |
| HOMLER |
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Anna Homler |
| OAKSMUS |
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oaksmus (German Label) |
| GD STEREO |
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Geoff Dugan |
| ANOMALOUS |
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Anomalous Records |
| NONSEQUITUR |
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Nonsequitur |
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