WASH
Robin Daniel Z. Rivera
2019
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Cymbals are popularly known as atonal, noisy, and bellicose instruments. But like many other acoustic instruments, their subtler sounds are often masked in contemporary ensemble music. Most drummers know of a cymbals’ sonic component called wash, a sustained sound which follows the initial attacking crash and ping, and lasts until its ultimate release. Wash is also accompanied by other sounds, such as ring which is in the high end of the sonic spectrum, and hum which occupies the lower end. All these sounds are delicate, complex, difficult to record, and often overlooked. The following works bring wash to the forefront, and reveals its dynamic interaction with other component cymbal sounds.
All the music on this album was premiered in “Underbelly,” an art installation at the Calle Wright Gallery, Manila, Philippines, from 22 March to 23 June 2019.
1. BISI (3:49)
22” A Zildjian medium ride
20” A Zildjian crash ride
18” A Zildjian thin crash
16” A Zildjian thin crash
Blasticks.
2. CURIOSITY (6:10)
22” Paiste 2002 China
20” Paiste Sound Creation Dark China
18” Stagg Traditional Lion China
16” Stagg Traditional Lion China
Wire Brushes.
3. DARK SUITE 1st movement (5:02)
4. DARK SUITE 2nd movement (3:30)
5. DARK SUITE 3rd movement (5:53)
20” Silken Trois crash
20” Silken Trois thin ride
18” Silken Trois crash
18” Zildjian A Custom projection crash
Yarn mallets.
6. HYMN (3:37)
22” A Zildjian medium ride
20” A Zildjian crash ride
18” A Zildjian thin crash
14” A Zildjian New Beat hi-hat bottom.
Felt mallets.
7. PANATA (5:01)
10” Paiste Mega Bell
8” Stagg DH mini-China
6” Paiste Bell Chime.
Yarn mallets.
8. CONTIGUOUS (8:05)
20” Paiste Sound Creation Dark China
18” A Zildjian thin crash
16” Stagg Traditional Lion China
16” A Zildjian thin crash
Yarn mallets.
Composed and Performed by Robin Daniel Z. Rivera
Recorded by Shinji Tanaka at Kodama Studio, 28 January 2019
