Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Manuel Zurria

Loops4ever

(Mazagran Records, mz001) (Portugal) (2-CD set)


CD 1

  1. Casadiscelsi (11:52)
    "Maknongan [1976] for bass flute; "Pwyll" [1954] for flute, with sounds recorded in Giacinto Scelsi's house in Rome
    Composed by Giacinto Scelsi

  2. Portrait [1993] (10:22)
    Version for flutes, voice, and electronics
    Composed by Pauline Oliveros

  3. Almost New York [2003] (24:17)
    For 5 flutes and pure wave oscillators
    Composed by Alvin Lucier

  4. Madonna and Child [1968-2009] (10:55)
    From "Music for Every Occasion"
    Version for bass flutes, sonic tubes, and electronics
    Composed by Alvin Curran

  5. The Carnival [2009] (17:05)
    For piccolo, laptop, loops station, and electronics
    John Duncan: laptop
    Composed by John Duncan

CD 2

  1. The Garden of Love [2003] (7:16)
    For flute and boombox
    Composed by Jacob TV

  2. I Will Not Be Sad in This World [2009] (6:30)
    For bass flute and tape
    Composed by Eve Beglarian

  3. Lipstick [1997] (9:43)
    For flute and boombox
    Composed by Jacob TV

  4. ...Until... [1981] (8:18)
    Version #8 for piccolo and drone
    Composed by Clarence Barlow

  5. Variation #6: A Movement in Chrome Primitive [2010] (12:09)
    Version for flute, temple bells, and delays
    Composed by William Basinski

  6. Last Judgment [1968-2009] (9:06)
    Version for bass flutes and electronics
    Composed by Frederic Rzewski

  7. Dorian Reeds [1964] (21:45)
    Version for flute and delays
    Composed by Terry Riley

Manuel Zurria: flutes, electronics

Recorded by Manuel Zurria at Fun'om mobile studios, Rome
Edited and mixed by Manuel Zurria
Photos by Manuel Zurria
Includes a 12-page English language booklet with liner notes (about the album, Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley, and Giacinto Scelsi) and interviews (with Jacob TV, John Duncan, Frederic Rzewski, Clarence Barlow, Alvin Curran, and Alvin Lucier) by Manuel Zurria, Zurria's biography, and color photos

Released in 2011