Redshifts by Zeena Parkins & Cecilia Lopez
Redshifts marks the debut collaboration between artists Zeena Parkins and Cecilia Lopez. Recorded in January 2025, the album features a striking interplay between two singular instruments: Parkins’ self-invented electric harp and Lopez’s RED—a large-scale, handwoven electronic instrument made from speaker wire. This collection of pieces captures a vivid sonic dialogue between Parkins’ masterful, expressive performance and López’s sculptural approach to sound and instrument design. These are one-of-a-kind instruments performed by their creators
Tracklist
| 1. | Lullaby | 4:24 |
| 2. | Fotón | 2:27 |
| 3. | Blue Shift | 8:14 |
| 4. | Dogs Have Big Souls | 6:02 |
| 5. | Expansión y corrimiento al rojo | 16:43 |
| 6. | Gatitos de tripa | 3:42 |
| 7. | Peculiar Velocities | 5:09 |
| 8. | Absorption Line | 4:30 |
Credits
Zeena Parkins: electric harp, acoustic harp, ebow piano
Cecilia Lopez: RED, electronics, synthesizers
Recorded at Roulette Intermedium in January 2025 by Andrea Schiavelli
Mixed by Owen Mulholland at 35st Studio in NYC
Mastered by Tom Hamilton
Artwork by Ian Kornfeld
Session photos by Jeff Preiss
With support from: The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in association with The New York Foundation for the Arts
License
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New York based electro-acoustic composer / improviser Zeena Parkins is a pioneer of contemporary harp practices. Using expanded techniques, object preparations, and electronic processing she has re-defined the instrument’s capacities. Concurrently, Parkins self-designed a series of one-of-a kind electric instruments.