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burlveneer-music · 11 months

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Samuel Sharp - Consequential - new album of multi-tracked saxophone serial minimalism, out today from Blackford Hill. (I am especially intrigued by the notion of a "post-classical club night.")

London-based saxophonist and composer Samuel Sharp presents 'Consequential', his second solo album and first release with Scottish label Blackford Hill. A playful, mellifluous and sometimes dizzying brew, Samuel layers and weaves his saxophone notes into intriguing, soporific and occasionally slapstick patterns, with only a small batch of effects pedals for accompaniment.

Samuel Sharp has two secret weapons for captivating his audiences. His saxophone and his storytelling. Innovatively crafted soundscapes blur the lines between classical, jazz and electronic music. He uses harmoniser and delay pedals to create live loops as he plays, but there’s a folksy, grassroots approach to the way that he presents these heady, hypnotic melodies. “I noticed that I connect much better with the audience when I introduce my tracks beforehand,” explains Samuel, who is also known for co-founding and curating the post-classical club night Counter Chamber in Hoxton. “I rehearse the talking bits of my shows as well as the music. I’ve been to stuffy classical recitals over the years and seen baffling sets in arts venues so I want people to feel comfortable at my performances. Every track on the album has a story behind it so it makes sense to repaint the scene live onstage.” Over nine tracks, Samuel dips into his childhood memories, merging pastoral snapshots from frogspawn-spotting holidays in the Lake District with more recent family trips, where the sight of darting rabbits in the moonlight leaves him standing transfixed on a quiet country lane. Based in Hackney, with a recording studio on the edge of Walthamstow Marshes, Samuel lets East London seep into the record too, as heard on the steady rhythms of 'Train Across The Meadow', where he counts carriages thundering past him on his run, or 'Canal Crash', where sharp, punchy bass notes build steadily to a loud splash as he recalls a bicycle accident which propelled him over his handlebars into the Regent’s Canal. Sketches from what he calls his ‘parental diary’ also feature, including spritely, crisp tones on 'Upon York Wall' where Samuel’s saxophone echoes him pretend marching with his daughters along the Roman wall, or the Steve Reich-like minimal repetitions of 'Krasner With The Kids', where he shares his children’s sense of wonder at abstract expressionist painter Lee Krasner during an exhibition at the Barbican. Samuel’s running commentaries during his live sets have been translated into sleeve notes for the new album, allowing listeners to join him on his journey.

#samuel sharp #uk #saxophone #minimalism #modern classical #folk #2023 #post-classical #blackford hill #Bandcamp

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sylvies-kablooie · 3 months

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i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.

#i often wonder about how many things would be considered classic or high art had they only received the marketing #how many short films that were made for class could have been the most powerful thing you'd ever seen? if you'd seen them?#“you know the greatest films of all time were never made” etc etc #but like. these works of art ARE being made. it's just enjoyed by a smaller audience with equal impact though #i think about this one furry i used to follow on insta who had the coolest worldbuilding ever. it's been years.#thought prompted by that sketch of nimona from ten years ago that was just for a character design #posted to the creator's tumblr and now it's nominated for best animated feature film at the oscars #and by the genuine emotional reaction a fan comic made me feel. how much work had gone into it. how beautiful it was to me.#idk what to tag this but i hope whoever needs to hear it does #writing #writer #fandom #fandom culture #artist

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golyadkin · 8 months

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Sons Of The Labyrinth or The Things Our Fathers Do To Us

#tentatively unprivating to post this...might have to private again if the bots attack #death //#icarus #minotaur #daedalus #comics #greek mythology #pulled out my old classic greek myths book to go over the mythology for this and man...#daedalus was kind of a piece of work huh #art tag

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paracosmoon · 4 months

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#chaotic academia #dark academia #light academia #art academia #books and libraries #classic academia #romantic academia #text post #art #soft academia #soft love #gentle love #holding hands #i crave this

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willow-lark · 7 months

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cast your votes!!

#classics #ancient greece #ancient rome #greek mythology #architecture #columns #doric columns #ionic columns #corinthian columns #polls #posts of lark #10k #20k #30k #literally fml why is this my tumblr legacy

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trevlad-sounds · 2 months

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the-swift-tricker · 1 year

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in almost every other children's book where the main heroine is swept away to a land of whimsy she's shown having a lovely time; braving dangers occasionally, trying to find her way home, sure, but ultimately delighting in the magic around her. meanwhile alice spends her entire time in wonderland like

#alice in wonderland #alice's adventures in wonderland #books #classic literature #swift-tricker's posts

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norvicensiandoran · 2 years

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#classic tumblr #ides of march #coming back to the OP to say I love how #almost no one in the notes realizes #this was a QEII death post originally #look at the date y'all

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deancaskiss · 5 months

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rb to have an ultra gay 2024

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charlotlie · 9 months

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bitches be like “this is the best piece of literature i have ever read” and it’s either a book that took them six weeks to finish or a fanfic they read at 3 AM

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kristinzervos · 7 months

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(Steve Gibbs)

#SoundCloud #music #Steve Gibbs #Piano #Classical #neo-classical #post-classical

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breadbugg · 3 months

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who does bro think he is 💀

#IM WASHED #WHY IS THIS MY MOST LIKED TUMBLR POST EVER #I SPENT LIKE 30 MINUTES ON THIS STOP?#sonic the hedgehog #classic sonic #sonic superstars #shadow the hedgehog #sonic superstars dlc #dr eggman #dr robotnik #sth #my art #sonic x shadow generations

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bishonenspit · 29 days

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men join bands in order to access socially acceptable situations to be homoerotic in

#THIS POST IS ABOUT VKEI BANDS AND CLASSIC ROCK ONLY EVERYONE ELSE DNI

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fromdarzaitoleeza · 1 year

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{ quotes: I.B.Vyache+these violent delights by micah nemerever/motional motion sickness, phoebe bridgers/anais nin/Sufjan Stevens/uk/Bluets, Maggie Nelson/Albert campus//photos:pinintrest }

To that stupid naive girl I fell in love with I stil check for a good morning text from you and every morning I cry a little inside for it.

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genderfeel · 1 year

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me nd my pirate girlfriend

#do the kids still know this classic post idk anymore #raeda #eda clawthorne #raine whispers #the owl house #em posts

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dapper-lil-arts · 4 months

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Stay winning <3

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