Mallet Guitars One

by Ex-Easter Island Head

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	1.	1st Movement 03:30
	2.	2nd Movement 04:48
	3.	3rd Movement 04:44

about

‘Mallet Guitars One’ is the debut release by Ex-Easter Island Head; a Liverpool based ensemble comprising on this record of three solid bodied electric guitars and two performers.

The record is three movements of shimmering drones, ghostly overtones and sustained consonances elicited through gradually changing rhythmic patterns played on the body of horizontally mounted guitars with percussion mallets. Utilising repetition, resonance and amplification, the music of Ex-Easter Island Head is poised between minimalist austerity and sonic density.

Recorded live in the cavernous roof space of a listed neo-classical church, the minutiae of three fixed chords are magnified by the resonant architecture of the building. Forming an ever changing surface over an unmoving centre, overtones are amplified and different timbres generated by changing percussive patterns, creating a soundscape that is immersive and organic.

credits

released 06 December 2010
Recorded live at St Bride's Church, Liverpool 11th August 2010.
Written and performed by Benjamin D.Duvall and George Maund.
Recorded and mixed by Stephen Cole.