Slip Sliding by Rob Burke, Ben Monder, Tom Rainey, Ben Grayson
Slip Sliding takes the listener on musical ride aiming to evoke emotions and discussion about what is good, bad, different, indifferent, familiar, unfamiliar, beauty and the unexplainable.
This experimental project includes compositions by Rob Burke and group improvisations that are intensely expressive. This performance traverses’ composition and improvisation with an underlying investigation into distortion. 'Check out' Ben Monder’s use of varied and dense distortion and how Rob Burke interacts with his manipulation of harmonics in the sound; ideas that are infused with the unique creativity of Tom Rainey. The distortion is further manifested with the post-editing of Ben Grayson: adding sounds and changing the soundscape of many of the tracks.
Recorded in Brooklyn, New York and mixed in Italy, Slip Sliding is a daring, instinctive and organic performance by four renowned musicians.
Recorded in Brooklyn, New York and mixed in Italy, Slip Sliding is a daring, instinctive and organic performance by four renowned musicians
Tracklist
| 1. | Slip Sliding | 5:17 |
| 2. | Ta Ta Daa - R. Burke | 7:41 |
| 3. | On the Ride - R. Burke | 3:00 |
| 4. | Slay It - R. Burke | 5:03 |
| 5. | Caulfield Call - R. Burke | 3:51 |
| 6. | Approach - R. Burke | 4:03 |
| 7. | Divergently - R. Burke | 8:58 |
| 8. | Discordat 1 (Group Improvisation) | 3:42 |
| 9. | Discordat 2 (Group Improvisation) | 3:37 |
| 10. | Discordat 3 (Group Improvisation) | 4:40 |
| 11. | Discordat 4 (Group Improvisation) | 4:43 |
Credits
CREDITS
Musicians
Rob Burke—Tenor, Alto, Soprano Saxophone and Bass Clarinet
Ben Monder—Guitar
Tom Rainey—Drums
Ben Grayson—Electronics and Editing
Recorded
21st July 2016
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Engineer—Michael Brorby
Mixed and Mastered
September 2019—Andrea Benassai
Sonoria Recording Plant, Prato Italy
Producer
Robert Burke
Special Thanks to:
Musicians—Ben, Tom and Ben for being open and creative.
Family—Atia Cader, Yasmin, Hannah and Amali Burke—for inspiration and patience.
Monash University and the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music—for the research support and Andrea Benassai for his brilliance, support and tireless work.
FMR records—Trevor Taylor.
robburke.com.au
©Robert Burke 2020
