Smith, Kaitlyn Aurelia
Euclid
Kaitlyn's solo debut Euclid (primarily written on a Buchla Music Easel synthesizer) was inspired by her love of mbira
music, early electronic music pioneers like Laurie Spiegel, Oskar Sala, and Terry Riley, and euclidian geometry. Each of
the first six songs on Euclid were initially structured using euclidian geometry, an idea which Smith explored while
attending a class at the San Francisco Conservatory. As Smith explains, "We each chose a 3D shape and assigned our own
guidelines to the different components that make up the shape. For example each point of the shape represents a
different time signature, each line between the points represents a pitch, each shape within the closed lines represents
a scale, etc. And then you play the shape." Despite their heady geometric origins, the songs have a playfulness and
warmth that makes them inviting and memorable. In addition to the buoyant grooves of Smith's synthesizers, some of the
songs feature wordless vocals, which energize the otherworldly songs, while grounding them with Smith's earthly
presence.
Price
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release
20-01-2015
Label
Item-nr
960742
EAN
0751937430216
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
CAREEN
2
WIDE AWAKE
3
STUNTS
4
SUNDRY
5
GLIDE
6
ESCAPADE
7
LABYRINTH I
8
LABYRINTH II
9
LABYRINTH III
10
LABYRINTH IV
11
LABYRINTH V
12
LABYRINTH VI
13
LABYRINTH VII
14
LABYRINTH VIII
15
LABYRINTH IX
16
LABYRINTH X
17
LABYRINTH XI
18
LABYRINTH XII
