Tim Brady, Topology: Scat: liner notes

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Tim Brady, Topology

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(because we all havevoices and stories to tell)

Ambiances Magnétiques | AM 164 | 2007

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In 1998 I started…

by Tim Brady |am_164-0001|

In 1998 I started a collaboration with five fantastic musicians on the other side of the planet, known collectively as Topology, a group based in Brisbane, Australia. We have a common passion for the intimacy and immediacy of small ensemble music, in exploring rhythm and pulse as a primary element in contemporary chamber composition, and a love for simply getting on stage and playing like there is no tomorrow.

Of the four pieces on the CD, some were written specifically for the Topology, and some are arrangements of works originally written for other ensembles. SCAT (because we all have voices and stories to tell) was originally a quartet, but was expanded to suit Topology’s instrumentation and personality, using Kylie and Robert Davison’s propulsive piano and bass playing to push the piece forward. It was premiered during Topology’s 2003 Canadian tour. Lightning Field was composed for our joint 1999 Australian tour. The first section (Darkness) combines sampled electric guitar sounds with the five instrumentalists, while the second section (Illumination) becomes a vehicle for the remarkable rhythmic drive of John Babagge’s saxophone and Christa Powell’s violin.

The slow, ritualistic Dark Matter (Primal Pulse) was written for the Philadelphia group Relâche in 1998, but this small-scale viola concerto works equally well with an augmented Topology ensemble, with Bernard Hoey as soloist. Struck Twice by Lightning takes many of the same samples as Lightning Field and transforms them into a demonic solo for tape and viola, putting Bernard back in the driver’s seat for this work.

There is no point in giving the exhaustive list of superlative adjectives to describe a Topology performance. Listen to the CD - you’ll hear it instantly, words only get in the way of the kind of subtle, split-second communication that the group brings to this music. Thanks, mates.

Tim Brady [x-07]

Tim Brady, Topology: Scat: liner notes

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