Composer Guy Barash was drawn to poet Nick Flynn's writing because of its subtle, riddle-like quality and musical rhythm, particularly the theme of inherited trauma and addiction.
Performer Biography
Kathleen Supové, the pianist on this album, is known for redefining the piano recital by incorporating electronics, video, theatrical elements, and even choreography into her performances.
Composer Biography
Guy Barash, the composer and sound artist, often applies electronic processing to acoustic instruments and uses microtonality to create psychologically disorienting atmospheres.
Compositional Technique
For this album, Nick Flynn's poetry served as a score, with composer Guy Barash highlighting phrases and graphically marking sections to organize material and texture.
Performer Biography
Nick Flynn, the poet featured on this album, is known for his hybrid memoirs and poetry collections, and his memoir "Another Bullshit Night in Suck City" was adapted into a film starring Robert De Niro.
Interpretation
The quintet on this album had not worked together before the recording session, leading to intuitive reactions and spontaneous results.
Composition History
The album "Killdeer" is a spoken word and electronics project by Guy Barash and Nick Flynn, which helped Flynn develop his poetry volume, "I Will Destroy You."
