Luis Tabuenca developed a hybrid notation system, combining conventional elements, graphic notation, and text-based instructions, due to the lack of a standardized system for Baschet sculptures.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded with Neu Records, a label specializing in immersive recordings, using a microphone setup designed to preserve the spatiality of the performance.
Instruments
The Baschet sound sculptures, invented in the 1950s by Bernard and François Baschet, function as acoustic machines that resonate with unusual timbral richness.
Composer Biography
Luis Tabuenca, the composer and percussionist on this album, holds a PhD in Fine Arts with a specialization in sound art from the University of Barcelona.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Luis Tabuenca abandoned traditional composition and notation certainties to create a new language for the Baschet sculptures, as there is no established performance tradition for them.
Performer Biography
Les Percussions de Strasbourg, founded in 1962, are world-renowned ambassadors of musical creation and have had over 350 works dedicated to them.
Instruments
Baschet sound sculptures are designed based on physical principles of vibration and resonance, using metal, glass, and wood to amplify and transform sound.
