East Forest x Peter Broderick - Livestream Solstice Ceremony (Full 4hr Music Improvisation)

An incredible multi-hour connected musical journey with Peter Broderick (https://peterbroderick.net) and East Forest (http://eastforest.org). The two musicians gathered on the winter solstice of 2022 to celebrate the upcoming release of their collaborative album "Burren" (Bright Antenna Records, March '23). ***LISTEN TO THE NEW ALBUM "BURREN" NOW:

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Broderick and Forest both found a shared connection through musical improvisation, and they wanted to explore a deeper dive into this creative landscape. Inside of East Forest's studio they set up a series of instruments from grand and upright pianos, violin, vibraphone, marimba, percussion, guitar, and flutes to see where the sound would go.

00:00 - Opening
08:45 - Song One
19:18 - Song Two
37:45 - Song Three
50:50 - Song Four
1:07:45 - Song Five
1:18:25 - Song Six
1:32:51 - Song Seven
1:46:40 - Song Eight
1:50:00 - Song Nine
2:18:35 - Song Ten
2:25:40 - Song Eleven
2:50:42 - Song Twelve
3:05:40 - Song Thirteen
3:25:40 - Song Fourteen
3:45:03 - Song Fifteen
3:51:20 - Closing

Performed by East Forest and Peter Broderick
Filmed by John Dahlgren
Edited by Krishna-Trevor Oswalt
Recorded by Maksym Klymenko
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Krishna-Trevor Oswalt

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ABOUT THE "BURREN" ALBUM:
(https://music.eastforest.org/album/bu...)

It's unusual for an album to be conceived and captured in a single week, with every song included in the exact same order in which they were created. But that's exactly what happened when East Forest and Peter Broderick gathered in a small house in the west of Ireland to write and record music together in April 2022.

Having never met in person before, there was only one precondition: no musical plan — to be fully open to the ancient rocky hillside landscape in County Clare known as "The Burren". Maybe it was the micro-dosing of the wild foraged fungi, or the drinking of pristine waters from an ancient spring just outside — but for both artists, the time together felt precious and magical.

Along with the deep green glades spanning to the ocean dotted with sheep, endless birds, fierce winds and majestic Hawthorn trees, the goal was to let the landscape speak through the music. A cascade of songs and improvised music emerged — all revolving around a host of acoustic instruments: piano, guitar, violin, intimate vocals, and percussion, along with subtle electronic sounds and extensive field recordings from the local surroundings. The resulting 12-song suite is vastly diverse, from folk songs to ambient soundscapes, from sprawling improvisations to concise compositions, all presented in the order in which the pieces emerged over the course of the week.

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Livestream Recording Gear (for the audio nerds):

Mics:
Gefel UMT70s
Earthworks PM40t
C12s
Shure KSM8
Sennheiser md431-II
Sennheiser md431

Pres:
John Hardy M-2
DAV Electronics Broadhurst Gardens
UA710d
Apollo x8
Blacklion Auteur MKII
UAD plugins

Backline:
Petrof Model II grand piano
Samick upright piano
Nord Stage 3 HP76
Musser Vibraphone
Musser Marimba
Soma Cosmos
Yamaha CP
Boss Looper and Space Echo
Boomerang Phrase III Pedals
Violin
Nylon Guitar
Mylodica
Shruti Box
Percussion
Native American Flute

Post:
Neve Orbit
Neve 535
Neve 542
Tegeler Creme RC
SSL Fusion
A-Designs Hammer2
Empirical Labs Fatso
Burl B2

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