Obscure & Terrible recordings presents composer/music producer Paurl Walsh with his new symphony recording, “Exploratory Orchestral Aestheses for the Induction of Ecstatic States in Human Subjects” as a quadraphonic listening experience. The new 4-movement work features an expanded orchestra performing textural music created entirely using extended technique playing, and features some of Seattle’s best contemporary classical players alongside amateur and student musicians. In it, Walsh explores the ability of musical sound to induce heightened/ecstatic/altered states in listeners, with each of the 4 movements interrogating a different potential approach. The album will be available as a cassette release by Obscure & Terrible.
Joining Walsh will be Pearl Trio, a new improvised performance group featuring Seattle experimental music luminaries Joshua Medina (guitar), Noel Kennon (viola), and Justin Lazar (percussion).