Shepherd Songs by Asumaya
Armed with a glockenspiel, sleigh bells, voice, and drum kit, Madison-based looper Asumaya reimagines holiday classics as sparse, polyrhythmic compositions recorded live on one mic in one take.* These recordings are full of pedal clicks, dropping sticks, spiked levels and extraneous sounds. They are a joyful noise. Audiophiles beware.
*one take except the one time the levels were so messed up on the digital recorder that there was no sound and a take two was necessary.
Tracklist
| 1. | Silent Night / We Three Kings | 5:36 |
| 2. | Little Drummer Boy | 3:17 |
| 3. | Do You Hear What I Hear | 3:37 |
| 4. | How Can I Keep From Singing | 3:28 |
| 5. | O Come O Come Emmanuel | 4:22 |
Videos
Credits
released December 23, 2020
Voice, Percussion, Glockenspiel, Drum Kit - Luke Bassuener
Recorded live to Zoom h1n. Minimally cleaned up in GarageBand.
Voice, Percussion, Glockenspiel, Drum Kit - Luke Bassuener
Recorded live to Zoom h1n. Minimally cleaned up in GarageBand.
License
All rights reserved.Tags
A single throat and four appendages attempting to multiply like cells. Loops and limbs. Mbira and Bass. A polyrhythmic, mono-member musical entity.