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John Oliver and Douglas Schmidt - 31 Clouds

from Isolation Journal 4 - Friends by John Oliver

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I got the idea for making a series of pieces about breathing about a year before covid came around. The instrument that I play (bandoneon) produces sound from breathing; it has bellows that are like lungs. The breaths of the bellows creates a rhythm of phrases or gestures, each one being unique. The piece begins with one phrase, with subsequent phrases being variations on the previous phrase or breath. This creates an unconventional development of material. I began thinking how these phrases relate to personal breathing, breathing of plants, the earth, the solar system, and the galaxy. John Oliver enhanced these ideas, transcending the original by the use of computer processing and spectral elaboration, in his work "31 Clouds."

Douglas Schmidt is a Bandoneonist and composer. He has performed with many orchestras including the New York Buffalo Symphony, the Montreal Symphony orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony society, the Esprit Toronto Symphony orchestra and at the Berlin Philharmonie. He performed in Vancouver with Tango Paradiso ensemble as well as with the Juno Winning group Quartango from Montreal. Douglas has lived and worked in Germany, Vietnam, Thailand, Guatemala and now is happy to be back in in British Columbia.

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from Isolation Journal 4 - Friends, released November 5, 2021
John Oliver: sound design, composition, mixing, mastering.
Douglas Schmidt: bandeoneon, composition

© 2021 John Oliver and Douglas Schmidt (SOCAN)

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John Oliver Vancouver, British Columbia

electronic and soundscape music projects, ranging from classic musique concrète, to granular synthesis, and dark ambient. My instrumental and vocal music appears on several other labels and compilations. See my web site for details.

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