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Provinces

Christopher Icasiano

Provinces

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Origin Records
UPC: 0805558279621
Catnr: ORIGIN 82796
Release date: 21 May 2021
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Label
Origin Records
UPC
0805558279621
Catalogue number
ORIGIN 82796
Release date
21 May 2021
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Filipino-American percussionist and composer Christopher Icasiano presents his debut solo work "Provinces," two suites that explore the complexity of cultural identity and community as a second generation immigrant in Seattle. Composed predominantly on the drum set, "Provinces" virtuosic rhythmic patterns evoke melodies over long cyclical phrases, while a lush color palette provided by keyboards and percussion fill out the soundscape. Added field recordings taken from Icasiano's first ancestral trip to the Philippines are blended in, transporting the listener to a world that is foreign yet familiar. Christopher’s lifelong study of jazz, his love of 90’s R&B and folk music, and his 12-year collaboration in the experimental drum and saxophone duo "Bad Luck," make "Provinces" a unique intersection of the avant-garde and the mainstream - always compelling, always challenging.
Der philippinisch-amerikanische Perkussionist und Komponist Christopher Icasiano präsentiert sein Debüt-Solowerk "Provinces"; zwei Suiten, die die Komplexität kultureller Identität und Gemeinschaft als Einwanderer der zweiten Generation in Seattle untersuchen. Die überwiegend am Schlagzeug komponierten, virtuosen rhythmischen Muster "Provinces" erzeugen Melodien über lange zyklische Phrasen, während eine üppige Farbpalette von Keyboards und Schlagzeug die Klanglandschaft ausfüllt. Hinzu kommen Feldaufnahmen von Icasianos erster Ahnenreise auf die Philippinen, die den Hörer in eine fremde und doch vertraute Welt entführen. Christophers lebenslanges Studium des Jazz, seine Liebe zur R&B- und Volksmusik der 90er Jahre und seine 12-jährige Zusammenarbeit im experimentellen Schlagzeug- und Saxophonduo "Bad Luck" machen "Provinces" zu einem einzigartigen Schnittpunkt von Avantgarde und Mainstream - immer fesselnd, immer herausfordernd.

Artist(s)

Christopher Icasiano (drums)

Christopher Icasiano is a Filipino-American percussionist and composer from Redmond, WA. He has been performing and touring professionally for over 20 years. His specialization in free-improvisation and experimental music combined with his vast experience with pop and rock have made him a highly sought after collaborator in all genres of music. He co-founded the grassroots arts organization Table & Chairs, as well as the Racer Sessions, a weekly performance series and free-improvisation jam session. He is committed to anti-racist and anti-sexist organizing within Seattle's DIY and art communities in order to create more accessible and safer spaces. When Chris isn't touring as a solo artist or with his long-standing drum-sax duo Bad Luck, you can find him in the kitchen...
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Christopher Icasiano is a Filipino-American percussionist and composer from Redmond, WA. He has been performing and touring professionally for over 20 years. His specialization in free-improvisation and experimental music combined with his vast experience with pop and rock have made him a highly sought after collaborator in all genres of music. He co-founded the grassroots arts organization Table & Chairs, as well as the Racer Sessions, a weekly performance series and free-improvisation jam session. He is committed to anti-racist and anti-sexist organizing within Seattle's DIY and art communities in order to create more accessible and safer spaces. When Chris isn't touring as a solo artist or with his long-standing drum-sax duo Bad Luck, you can find him in the kitchen whipping up a batch of chicken adobo for his friends or singing Boyz II Men songs at karaoke.

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Composer(s)

Christopher Icasiano (drums)

Christopher Icasiano is a Filipino-American percussionist and composer from Redmond, WA. He has been performing and touring professionally for over 20 years. His specialization in free-improvisation and experimental music combined with his vast experience with pop and rock have made him a highly sought after collaborator in all genres of music. He co-founded the grassroots arts organization Table & Chairs, as well as the Racer Sessions, a weekly performance series and free-improvisation jam session. He is committed to anti-racist and anti-sexist organizing within Seattle's DIY and art communities in order to create more accessible and safer spaces. When Chris isn't touring as a solo artist or with his long-standing drum-sax duo Bad Luck, you can find him in the kitchen...
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Christopher Icasiano is a Filipino-American percussionist and composer from Redmond, WA. He has been performing and touring professionally for over 20 years. His specialization in free-improvisation and experimental music combined with his vast experience with pop and rock have made him a highly sought after collaborator in all genres of music. He co-founded the grassroots arts organization Table & Chairs, as well as the Racer Sessions, a weekly performance series and free-improvisation jam session. He is committed to anti-racist and anti-sexist organizing within Seattle's DIY and art communities in order to create more accessible and safer spaces. When Chris isn't touring as a solo artist or with his long-standing drum-sax duo Bad Luck, you can find him in the kitchen whipping up a batch of chicken adobo for his friends or singing Boyz II Men songs at karaoke.

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