Cnidarians III, by Dissonant Dessert

Cnidarians III

by Dissonant Dessert

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Charles Franz Deliciously sublime ambient improvisation: Eric coaxes a variety of sounds out of his trusty bass clarinet to create Eno-esque landscapes. Favorite track: Physalia.

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1.	Siphonophorae 07:42	buy track
2.	Physalia 10:14	buy track
3.	Physalis 10:12	buy track

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Cnidarians is a continuing series about embracing the many timbral qualities that can be found in every one instrument. Each instrument is made up of a colony of small different sounds, not unlike the polyps that make up members of the Cnidaria phylum, such as coral and jellyfish. Each track on this album is made up of little polyps of sound that come together to form a breathing, organic whole. Each of these installments is meant to be listened to as an experiment in sound rather than a fully formed whole.

This record is the first Cnidarians record made on a wind instrument. The process of recording such long, drawn out ambient pieces on an instrument that requires the finite capacity of lung power was much more strenuous than the past two records. As a result, there is a stronger focus on mistakes and rawness of sound. Most of the parts for all of these tunes were recorded with the first take, not planning out how all of them were together. The result is a shifting but still atmosphere that I hope gives you some sense of calm in these catastrophic times.

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released December 28, 2020

Eric Novak: bass clarinet, mixing, art

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Dissonant Dessert Chicago, Illinois

The music that comes out of the head of Eric Novak - I dunno I guess it's jazzy and shit? I'm also always on some outta tune bullshit

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