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Artist......: Alex Dowling
Album.......: Reality Rounds
Label.......: Carrier Records
Genre.......: Electronic
Catnr.......: carrier 039
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2021-06-27
Str.date....: 2020-01-31
Quality.....: 781 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://alex-dowling.com
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1. Channeling 6:53
2. Reality Rounds 3:19
3. King of Thumbs 3:38
4. Atoms 5:32
5. In Silence, In Cold 3:16
6. Vesper 1:56
7. Channeling II 4:01
8. God Rays 1:53
9. God Rays II 4:15
10. Rills 3:51
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,: After years of experimenting with electronic vocal effects to :,
: extend the capabilities of the voice, Irish composer Alex :
:' Dowling has released his debut album, Reality Rounds, on ':
,: Carrier Records. Written for æAutoTune choirÆ and synthesizer, :,
: the work was performed live by four singers, each controlling :
:' their own vocal effects in real-time. The innovative use of ':
,: effects allows for a stunning array of sounds from rapid :,
: flickering textures to unusual tunings that would be impossible :
:' for a normal choir to sing. Breaths build into propulsive ':
,: rhythms by imprinting amplitude modulation on the singersÆ :,
: voices (Channeling II) and two-voice hocketing with delayed :
:' harmonizers forms complex interlocking patterns (God Rays). ':
,: :,
: Influenced by the writings of Yuval Noah Harari, Reality Rounds :
:' is a future ritual of æDataismÆ, a new religion that worships ':
,: the eternal flow of data. The performersÆ voices are digitally :,
: extended beyond their physical boundaries allowing them to :
:' connect with the information stream and become imbued with its ':
,: spiritual presence. To begin, a form of sΘance is enacted where :,
: the performers chant symbolic playing cards in order to connect :
:' with the Great Data Flow. From this, streams of information ':
,: cascade through the singers creating a swirling blend of :,
: thoughts from the mundane to the profound, like fragmented :
:' memories ricocheting in the subconscious. They give praise for ':
,: the vast data centers that sit underground like inverted :,
: cathedrals (æRoom 48 and the Citadel in RenoÆ in Atoms), and :
:' sing hymns for Instagram filters (Vesper) and the fear of ':
,: isolation (In Silence, In Cold). :,
: :
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