Mirabella, by Mirabelle

Mirabella

by Mirabelle

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1.	Three Views of Mirabella 09:40	info	buy track
2.	Brazilian 07:58	info	buy track
3.	Chansons de Bilitis 01:51	info	buy track
4.	Handbells (Interlude) 01:03	info	buy track
5.	Loretta 01:49	info	buy track
6.	Tanz Variations 04:42	info	buy track
7.	RVS 01:30	info	buy track
8.	The One Who Halloos the Hunt 02:58	info	buy track
9.	Futurefield 02:30	info	buy track
10.	Handbells II 03:12	info	buy track
11.	Augenlillies 08:59	info	buy track
12.	The Dark Grain 01:25	info	buy track
13.	III (a Fragment) 01:18	info	buy track
14.	In Memoriam 01:32	info	buy track
15.	Finale 07:34	info	buy track
16.	Coda 02:09	info	buy track

about

My interest in exotic musical material speaks of a desire to be surprised and dazzled by what I hear. It also follows that as an artist you make what you hope to hear made. Once I began writing this record it became clear that, with the sound of Mahler's orchestra ringing in my ears, I would be building my own orchestra from the ground up. The development of new sounds became a major priority. Wineglasses played to tape were pitched (via altering the tape speed) to create the floating aura of violins. Cowbells could suggest to the listener a summer's day on a high countryside, or even a bucolic swipe of sun on the face. But they would also speak to the historical. Beethoven, Bruckner, Schubert or Mahler would have understood this - the way a horn call would have been immediately understood, with great specificity, as a hunting call. I'm fascinated that sounds themselves can carry that kind of information. This album is an homage to such feelings, stirred by suggestion, through sound.

credits

released October 9, 2012

Produced and Recorded by Michael Chambers at The Milk Factory, 2006-2007 and The 1896 Studios & Stages, 2007-2011

*Additional Engineering by Marc Anderson at Lellofruck Studios, 2008

Mixed by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC, Oct. - Nov. 2011
*except 2, 5, 7, 14, 15 (sections b, c) & 16 by Michael Chambers
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk, NYC, Mar. 2012

Musicians:
Michael Chambers: guitars, percussion, handbells, field samples, harmonium, various brass & strings, tapes, edits, conception
Claudia Mogel: violins, voice samples
Sara Budde: clarinets
Loretta Kelley: hardangerfeles
Owen Howard: drums and percussion
Marc Anderson: hand percussion

Other Sonic Contributors:
Amy McNamara: "twins" voice on The Dark Grain
Jen Durbin: claps and WOZ sculpture on Three Views of Mirabella
Medbh McNamara, Jordan Refol, Oliver Perry, Charlie Perry, Eli Lief and Karenna Lief: voices on Loretta
Conor Durbin: antique school bell on Three Views of Mirabella
Joey Parlett: pen scribbles on RVS

Field Recordings:
Vienna - Prague, Austria & Czech Republic, May 2007
St. Croix, Virgin Islands, August 2007
Washington, D.C., US, November 2008
Barcelona - Sitges - San Sebastien, Spain, August 2009
Paris, France 2009
Hudson River Valley, US, 2007-2009

Guitar Tech: Manny Salvador, Walker St., NYC

Graphic Design: Thimali Kodikara, www.oneloudbellow.com
Photos by Michael Chambers, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Apr. 2012

Contact and Inquiries: mirabelle.mc@gmail.com
Legal Representation: David Bondy, Esq.
Michael Chambers (Mirabelle) is represented by BMI, Inc. and SoundExchange.

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Mirabelle Brooklyn, New York

Texas-born guitarist Michael Chambers, here presenting his music under the name of Mirabelle. Mirabella is his debut album.

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