In this episode, a number of short recordings of household objects and curious instruments become the core thematic material for a range of exquisitely conceived and realised pieces in which the recordings are shaped, stretched, tuned, combined and otherwise manipulated before being folded into a variety of musical structures with additional elements or parts added. Much use is made of rhythms derived from gravity - that is, dropping and bouncing - embedded into microtonal, poly-rhythmic and deeply engaging structures. Steve has been a hard sell in some ways, like Jon Rose, Biota and Bob Drake. But we think that, in the end, quality will out.
01 Ordinary Distractions 02 Zen 1 03 Ra. 04 Zen 3 05 Temperamental Distractions 06 Zen 2 07 Some Days Are Better Than Others 08 The Prophet 09 Some Days Are Better Than Others (alt) 10 As Things Go...