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Michael Pisaro / Barry Chabala - Unter Eichen (Roeba 001)

Michael Pisaro's 'Unter Eichen', composed for electric guitar in 2003, was performed and recorded by Barry Chabala on CD in 2009. With Austrian poet Georg Trakl's poem 'Untergang (Sinking)' in the score, the structure of the piece is divid…

Michael Pisaro / Greg Stuart - July Mountain (eg.p05)

After I listened to some of Michael Pisaro's music, I noticed that my way of listening to environmental sound has completely changed without knowing. I began to notice that each environmental noise contains a subtle frequency similar to a …

Michael Pisaro - Harmony Series 11 - 16 (EWR 0710) - Part 3

When I listened to Michael Pisaro and Greg Stuart's new CD 'July Mountain' early this month, I was completely overwhelmed by the incredible power of the music - I couldn't recover from the strong impact for a couple of days after that. It …

Michael Pisaro - Harmony Series 11 - 16 (EWR 0710) - Part 2

Michael Pisaro - Poetry and MusicMusic and poetry are often closely connected in Michael Pisaro’s compositions. As a composer who has also worked on poetry translation, Pisaro tried to translate poems into music in this series. What does '…

Michael Pisaro - Harmony Series 11 - 16 (EWR 0710) - Part 1

"Harmony Series 11 - 16" (2004-2006) is a realization of nine pieces from Michael Pisaro's series of 34 pieces, performed by seven musicians including Pisaro. The score to each of the pieces on this CD contains one poem each from six poets…

Michael Pisaro / Barry Chabala - black, white, red, green, blue (voyelles) (wm17)

'black, white, red, green, blue (voyelles) (wm17)' is Michael Pisaro and Barry Chabala's new cassette tape. Side A is Barry Chabala's solo electric guitar playing Pisaro's score "black, white, red, green, blue", which was composed in 2004,…

Notes on Michael Pisaro's Silence

In the last several years, I became more and more interested in just sitting in silence rather than listening to some music. It has been getting harder and harder for me to bear most music, and I preferred instead to leave myself in a calm…

Michael Pisaro - an unrhymed chord (EWR 0801/2)

'an unrhymed chord' was composed in 2003. This double-CD from Edition Wandelweiser contains two different versions of the piece, both recorded in 2007. Pisaro's score for this piece is as below. For any number of performers Sixty-five minu…

Michael Pisaro - Hearing Metal 1 (EWR 0902)

'Hearing Metal 1' consists of three pieces from Michael Pisaro, performed in 2008 and 2009. The instrument used here is a tam-tam, a large oval-shape metal percussion similar to a Chinese gong, polished into smooth gold. According to Pisar…

Michael Pisaro - Transparent City (Volumes 3 and 4) (EWR 0708/09)

The source materials here are field recordings made in the greater Los Angeles area from October 2006 to February 2007. Just as with the previous sets of 'Transparent City - Volumes 1 and 2', each track consists of ten minutes of material …

Michael Pisaro - Transparent City (Volumes 1 and 2) (EWR 0706/07)

The source materials of these works are field recordings made in the greater Los Angeles area from December 2004 to August 2006. Sine tones and mixing were added to them at Pisaro’s home studio later. Each track consists of ten minutes lon…

Michael Pisaro's Music

While snow was piling up high silently outside, in February 2010, I have been listening to Michael Pisaro and Barry Chabala's new cassette tape work "black, white, red, green, blue," and Pisaro's two CDs from Edition Wandelweiser, "Hearing…

Michael Pisaro/Barry Chabala ライブ@ブルックリン

1月30日にブルックリンの〈fotofono〉で、マイケル・ピサロ(写真右)とバリー・チャバラ(写真左)のデュオライブを観てきました。彼らの新譜「black, white, red, green, blue」のカセットテープ・リリースライブということで、2台のエレキギターのため…