“Du Dire Au Faire

Au Milieu La Mer” (Amina 2006SP)

Live recording of the Music from the dance/live painting

performance in Geneva on 7th September 2002

The music on this CD was devised and composed

in collaboration with Fabrice & Gilbert Mazliah

for their “dance & live painting” multi media performance piece

“Du dire au faire, au Milieu la mer”.

It was premiered at le Manège Theatre Space,

Onex, Genève, Switzerland on 4th September 2002.

This is the 7th September 2002 performance.

1. Intro :12mins : audience steps on metal plates, prepared hung acoustic guitar.

2. Terre :6 mins processed overtone singing loop, prepared hung acoustic guitar, spring drum, processed shaker loop & cymbals.

3. Matière : 5mins : Bowed & rubbed long string plus instrumentation as in Terre.

4. Extérieur/Intérieur : 15 mins : Tibetan Singing Bowls, bowed gong & bells and Indian temple field recording (made by Gilbert)

5. Image de la mort, le feu: 9 mins : Gong loop, western undertone singing, khöömii (overtone) singing and khargiraa (undertone)

6. Métamorphosis : 10 mins : Processed el. Guitar loop, “ebow” el. Guitar, shawm, prepared hung acoustic guitar & cymbals.

7. Dissolution : 4 mins : Tibetan singing bowl loop & bowed Indian “banjo”.

8. Renaissance Pt 1 : 7 mins : Processed Tibetan singing bowl, el guitar, Gilbert & Fabrice.

9. Renaissance Pt2/Face à Face : 8 mins 32 : Vocal beat box, metal rain, bowed gong & overtone singing

Thank you to Gilbert & Fabrice for their inspiration & encouragement, Pierre, Nicolas, J-Pierre, all at Le Managè,

Candida for being with me & Amina without whom I would not be here.