BADP004
RITUALS
Rituals is multi layered ceremonial music for 6-50 saxophones.
Rituals is the intuitive and physical sound of West African music juxtaposed with the complex structures of American Post-Minimalism and European Classical music.
Wailing drones, gradual development of rhythmic complexity and pentatonic scales form the basic building blocks of the music. Each piece explores a singular musical idea, technique or form as a way to construct a diverse yet cohesive narrative where the transformation of sound through the multiplication of a single acoustic source/instrument type is the primary focus.
Rituals is the intuitive and physical sound of West African music juxtaposed with the complex structures of American Post-Minimalism and European Classical music.
Wailing drones, gradual development of rhythmic complexity and pentatonic scales form the basic building blocks of the music. Each piece explores a singular musical idea, technique or form as a way to construct a diverse yet cohesive narrative where the transformation of sound through the multiplication of a single acoustic source/instrument type is the primary focus.
Album:
Rituals was released on the 8th of October 2019 on
https://badp.bandcamp.com/album/rituals
Credits
Composition, arrangement, recording, mixing and mastering by
Jacob Ridderberg.
Music written between 2016-2017
Soprano-, alto- and baritone saxophone by
Maria Dybbroe.
Artwork by Cisser Mæhl.
Graphic Design and layout by Joshua Chornstedt.
Live photos by:
Lars H. Knudsen
This album has been made possible with support from Koda's Cultural Funds, DJBFA and DKF.
Live Performance:
Live performance by the saxophones quintet Sidechains.
Martin Stender – soprano saxophone
Maria Dybbroe – soprano saxophone
Sven Meinild – altso saxophone
Francesco Bigoni – tenor saxophone
Henrik Pultz Melbye – baritone saxophone
Press / Reviews:
“Once jittering like a wing, other times wailing and stretching like a howl. Rituals is teaching the saxophone to speak again”
Zenevloed, top 10 outstanding releases of October 2019.
“In the end, Rituals is a powerfully unique work, as demanding to listen too as it is rewarding”
https://acloserlisten.com/2019/11/16/rituals-rituals/
“Wisely conceived, arranged and edited. Beautifully performed.”
https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/jacob-ridderberg-maria-dybbroe/
“Musikkens former og klange er i et univers fyldt med gentagelser, der konstant ændrer sig og finder nye former. Det er intenst, originalt og berigende. Rituals lyder ikke som andre plader, jeg har hørt længe.”
https://jazznyt.blogspot.com/2019/11/jacob-ridderbergmaria-dybbroe-rituals.html
Scores:
Transposing scores for live performance.
Arranged for sax quintet.
RITUALS (2019)