Deep State by Robert Rankin // Duo Axon (Derek Granger, saxophone and Dan Ingman, percussion) скачать в хорошем качестве

Deep State by Robert Rankin // Duo Axon (Derek Granger, saxophone and Dan Ingman, percussion)

Deep State (2020) by Robert Rankin (b. 1994), commissioned by Duo Axon (Derek Granger, saxophone and Dan Ingman, percussion) "Deep State was written during the final months of the 2020 presidential election and as such was triggered by the political environment surrounding that contentious time. With the rise of disinformation as a powerful tool in American politics, I have personally become increasingly anxious about the role of the internet and social media in democracy. If every individual is given a voice and that voice can spread across the globe in seconds, than in a sense, a lie or conspiracy theory has as much weight as a fact. When do we silence certain voices? In a way, Deep State is about muting certain voices and forcing them to conform to a different voice. After a short cadenza for each member of the duo, the saxophonist seemingly begins to take on the voice of the percussionist (via a percussive technique called slap tonguing), creating one single macro instrument. Over the course of time, the saxophonist and percussionist eventually splinter off as the saxophone finds its own unique identity. The piece meanders into a slow, static space in which the duo conforms yet again, this time the percussionist taking on the voice of the saxophonist by bowing pitched cowbells. As the two begin to drift yet again, the music suddenly bursts out of control. The piece switches back and forth, almost like channel surfing, between wild variations on the opening of the piece and the slow, static harmonies of the middle. Deep State ends with both members of the duo unwilling to compromise, performing at their extremes." This is the premiere performance of Deep State, from the 2020 NASA Region 8 Virtual Conference. http://www.robertrankinmusic.com Please like and subscribe! More music, free arrangements and more are available at https://www.derekgrangermusic.com. Thanks for listening!