Present Tense
An unusual release of music improvised live with computer-generated improvisations. Sandy Evans is astonishing here. Roger Dean has provided most of the germinal material.
Greg White sound manipulation, computer interaction and programming
Sandy Evans soprano and tenor saxophones, wind controller
Roger Dean piano, keyboards, computer interaction and programming
The austraLYSIS Electroband pairs saxophones and wind controller with keyboards and live computer interaction. These computer-interactive pieces were recorded in London and Sydney between 1995 and 1996, mostly from material by Roger Dean, with Fibonacci based on an improvisation by Greg White.
Artists
austraLYSIS
austraLYSIS works across acoustic free improvisation and live computer interaction, pitting saxophones, piano and percussion against electronics in music that holds tension, risks emotion and never settles into one style.
Greg White
Greg White shapes music through live computer interaction, sound manipulation and programming, often in dialogue with improvising instrumentalists. His work moves between composed electronic pieces and long-form interactive soundscapes.
Sandy Evans
Sandy Evans brings soprano and tenor saxophone into free improvisation, contemporary jazz and intercultural writing where koto, tabla and electronics sit beside the horn. Her lines can turn flute-like, almost vocal, or push hard against the group.
Roger Dean
Roger Dean's piano and computer improvisations move from lucid jazz homage to dense electroacoustic layering, often with austraLYSIS. Sensitive touch meets algorithmic process, blue notes and dance rhythms surviving inside radical sound design.
Tracks
- Ostinato Roger Dean 7:33
- Nordic Humes Roger Dean 6:29
- Fibonacci Greg White 6:51
- The Digital Improvisor Roger Dean 2:56
- Lineout Roger Dean 6:03
- Polymeric Roger Dean 4:46
- Related Parties Roger Dean 7:20
- Sloping Roger Dean 4:58
- Moving in Harmony Roger Dean 5:26
- Sonic Fractures Roger Dean 5:20
- Viewing the Collections Roger Dean 2:54
- Multipacking Roger Dean 3:14
- The Present Room Roger Dean 11:04
Performers
- austraLYSIS · ensemble
- Greg White · sound manipulation, computer interaction and programming · all except tracks 4–6 and 11
- Sandy Evans · soprano and tenor saxophones, wind controller
- Roger Dean · piano, keyboards, computer interaction and programming
Where to listen
Present Tense is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Present Tense is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- TP109
- Total playing time
- 74 minutes 54 seconds
- Producer
- Belinda Webster
Greg White
Roger Dean - Recording Engineer
- Belinda Webster
- Release date
- 29 Sep 1997
- Label
- Tall Poppies
- Musical work
copyright - © 1997 Tall Poppies Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1997 Tall Poppies Records
- Category
- Improvisation
- Genres
- Jazz & Improvised, Experimental
- Barcode
- EAN 9399001110926
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