The album crosses genres, incorporating ambient, meditative music, plainchant with drones, free improvisation with electronic layering, and post-minimalism.
Compositional Technique
More than half of the music on the album dates back to medieval and baroque times, with new compositions drawing inspiration from these older works.
Composition History
The album's concept originated in 2015, with the performers collaborating over several years through improvisation, writing, and experimentation, with Hildegard von Bingen emerging as a primary influence.
Composition History
The project, originally commissioned by LA Phil as a multi-disciplinary immersive performance, premiered in 2021 with live video imagery by Netia Jones.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "Electric Fields," refers to the forces of energy surrounding charged particles, driven by magnetic attraction.
Composer Biography
Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th-century mystic and the most prolific composer of her time, was also known as the 'Sibyl of the Rhine' and was a painter, writer, and philosopher.
Recording & Production
Every track on the album incorporates live electronics to create contemporary textures and atmospheres.
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