Timber Remixed by Mantra Percussion

When Michael Gordon’s Timber, scored for six amplified wooden 2-by-4s, premiered in 2009, it brought the physicality and endurance of percussion performance to a new level. In the liner notes for Slagwerk Den Haag’s recording of the piece, released on Cantaloupe Music in 2011, Gordon described a connection to the work of shamanist author Carlos Castaneda, whose self-imposed spirit journey in the desert could wipe the brain clean and “bring on visions.”

Newly recorded by Mantra Percussion and reworked by an A-list of producers and DJs, Gordon’s deep exploration into the extreme possibilities of rhythm gets the full electronic treatment on Timber Remixed. The double-CD set also includes Mantra’s live performance of Timber from the 2014 Bang on a Can Marathon.

Mantra Percussion is:
Joe Bergen, Al Cerulo, Chris Graham, Mike McCurdy, Jude Traxler, Nick Woodbury, and Owen Weaver

Tracklist

1.	Timber [Jóhann Jóhannsson Remix]	8:34

2.	Timber [Sam Pluta Remix]	10:46

3.	Timber [Tim Hecker Remix]	4:54

4.	Timber [Fennesz Remix]	5:34

5.	Timber [Oneohtrix Point Never Remix]	4:07

6.	Timber [Greg Saunier Remix]	3:13

7.	Timber [Hprizm Remix]	4:08

8.	Timber [Ian Williams Remix]	3:27

9.	Timber [Squarepusher Remix]	9:04

10.	Timber [Ikue Mori Remix]	4:03

11.	Timber [Mira Calix Remix]	4:48

12.	Timber [Hauschka Remix]	5:57

13.	Timber (live @ Bang on a Can Marathon)	50:41

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released October 28, 2016

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