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Tigabelas is an experiment translating live vocal and hand percussion improvisation via MIDI and free software synths, outlining tensions between the digital and physical, exploring the momentum that emerges from the imperfections of live performance, and seeking unexpected artifacts within the transition. The main section of the piece bounces between two pivot tones, exploring the pathways and approaches between them, ignoring grid or time signature, loosely influenced by the way gamelan orchestras move between gong and kempur. For a bonus track, the same piece is translated via gamelan samples to outline the difference the sonic "skin" stretched over a rhythmic framework can make.

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