ALVIN LUCIER - So You... (Hermes, Orpheus, Eurydice) (Sealed) (CD)

So You ... (Hermes, Orpheus, Eurydice) is a major new work by legendary experimental composer Alvin Lucier originally commissioned by Documenta 14 and first performed as part of Documenta in Athens in 2017. Two key, and formerly distinct, aspects of Lucier's practice come together in this piece: the exploration of interference patterns in closely tuned intervals, and the exploration of resonant chambers. From speakers mounted inside amphorae a constantly turning braid of beating sine waves. An hour long epic, the piece features singer Jessika Kenney and long-time Lucier collaborators Anthony Burr (clarinet) and Charles Curtis (cello) with electronics were mixed in real time by programmer and equipment designer Tom Erbe. This record has all of the mind-bending acoustic effects you'd expect from a Lucier piece, but also features a strong sense of narrative drama and flashes of raw emotion that are unexpected and deeply affecting. Presented in a deluxe digipak with a booklet featuring the original poem and extensive liner notes by Alvin Lucier, Anthony Burr and Cathy Gere.