Aidan Baker
Tryptichs: Variations On A Melody (CD)
LabelImportant RecordsGenreExperimental
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Aidan Baker's (Nadja) Triptychs takes inspiration from Erik Satie's compositions Gymnopédies and his notion of "furniture music," which many consider a precursor to contemporary ambient music. Each "triptych" is based around a simple, slow-moving melodic line, which repeats three times with the addition of a harmonic line upon each repetition, culminating in a three part harmony. Various musicians from different ensembles and musical backgrounds -- Peter Broderick, Julia Kent, Leah Buckareff (of Nadja), Aki Yakamoto (of Vampillia), and Baker himself -- were invited to record their interpretations of these compositions.
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Aidan Baker's (Nadja) Triptychs takes inspiration from Erik Satie's compositions Gymnopédies and his notion of 'furniture music,' which many consider a precursor to contemporary ambient music. Each 'triptych' is based around a simple, slow moving melodic line, which repeats three times with the addition of an harmonic line upon each repetition, culminating in a three part harmony.
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Aidan Baker's (Nadja) Triptychs takes inspiration from [a=Erik Satie]'s compositions Gymnopédies and his notion of 'furniture music,' which many consider a precursor to contemporary ambient music. Each 'triptych' is based around a simple, slow moving melodic line, which repeats three times with the addition of an harmonic line upon each repetition, culminating in a three part harmony.
| 1 | Triptych One (Version 1) | 3:09 | |
| 2 | Triptych One (Version 2) | 3:10 | |
| 3 | Triptych Two (Version 1) | 3:10 | |
| 4 | Triptych Two (Version 2) | 3:10 | |
| 5 | Triptych Three (Version 1) | 3:09 | |
| 6 | Triptych Three (Version 2) | 3:09 | |
| 7 | Triptych Four (Version 1) | 3:07 | |
| 8 | Triptych Four (Version 2) | 2:39 | |
| 9 | Triptych Four (Version 3) | 3:08 | |
| 10 | Triptych Four (Version 4) | 3:27 | |
| 11 | Triptych Five (Version 1) | 2:17 | |
| 12 | Triptych Five (Version 2) | 3:59 | |
| 13 | Triptych Five (Version 3) | 3:27 |
