cubes by Nomi Epstein

cubes (2020) commissioned, interpreted and recorded by Erik Carlson and Greg Stuart, is a set of instructions for constructing sound and recording events. The score consists of 24 “cubes,” rectangular figures containing various graphics, which are the building blocks of sound for the piece. Throughout the process of realization, Erik and Greg devised and structured these building blocks depending on various parameters set forth in the score in combination with parameters left open. Each cube presents possibilities for sound activity, relationship, texture, and proportional duration.

I wouldn’t have made this piece for anyone else, but I knew and completely trusted the beautiful and thoughtful sound worlds and construction that Erik and Greg regularly employ. We slowly put this together over three years of the pandemic and it will forever be marked by this in my mind.

–Nomi Epstein

Sawyer Editions is a small-batch label specializing in contemporary, experimental, and improvised music, especially of new and unreleased artists.

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