two waves, drawn on paper

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Being part of a place — a visitor, another presence in the field of infinite occurrences — completely unimportant to the surrounding instances: a bridge, a cloud, a plastic chair, grass, microphone stands, a stack of stones, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, a train, some insects, a body of water.

Being in place — absorbing it in the bodies, listening to its reflections unfold, taking part in its cycle, being played by it.

Being(s) together in a place, sounding unseen relations. I couldn’t think of better partners to share these unfolding present(s) near the banks of the Tama river.

This composition is dedicated to Takashi, Wakana and Yoko.

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credits

released April 11, 2025

Music by Tom Soloveitzik
www.tomsoloveitzik.net

Microcanonical ensemble: Takashi Masubuchi, guitar; Yoko Ikeda, viola da gamba; Wakana Ikeda, flute; Tom Soloveitzik, soprano saxophone.

Recorded by Takashi Masubuchi, November 5th, 2023, Tama river, Tokyo. Mixed by Sean Colum.
Mastered by Taku Unami.

Executive Producer, Kory Reeder
Sawyer Editions, 2025

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Alex Tripp writes: A sequence of notes that sit distinct as islands, their distance testing the limits of the term 'archipelago', situated in an ocean of the world's activity.