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Everybody's Doing It

from Axioms // 75ab by Tropos

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This piece also clearly takes the approach of a single unison line. But unlike Braxton’s compositions, here, the composed material aims to balance a metronomic and gestural vocabulary. A written-out rubato that is eventually learned and embodied by the ensemble results from the notational approach. The gestures are evident by the implied speeding up and slowing down of tempo in the compositions. Memory also plays a large part in the composition, as the full composition itself is revealed and altered over time in its numerous statements. Additionally, where Tropos has arrived through improvisation actually informs the way we play the written material. Instead of only allowing the improvisation to be activated by the composition, the composition, too, is alive in each performance and its rendition varies based on the surrounding improvisation. As such, the written and spontaneous overlay, with some folks deciding not to align with the statements of composed sections. These techniques are central to Tropos’ practice and are first revealed on this track.

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from Axioms // 75ab, released May 15, 2020
Laila Smith, voice; Raef Sengupta, alto sax; Phillip Golub, piano/percussion; Zach Lavine, bass; Mario Layne Fabrizio, drums/percussion/toys

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Tropos New York, New York

Tropos is an ever-morphing collective ensemble of improviser-composers based in New York City led by pianist/composer Phillip Golub and drummer/composer Mario Layne Fabrizio. While Tropos’ members shift from project to project, the multiple iterations of Tropos over the years share an ethos. ... more

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