Oren Marshall
Introduction to the Story of Spedy Sponda; pt 1: In a Silent Room
| 1. | (10.06) | |
| 2. | (6.08) | |
| 3. | (1.49) | |
| 4. | (9.24) | |
| 5. | 4.41 | |
| 6. | (9.29) | |
| 7. | (3.08) |
The best avant-tuba record of the year
Stewart Lee- The Sunday Times
Slowfoot Records presents Oren Marshall's groundbreaking album for solo electric tuba An Introduction to the Story of Spedy Sponda. Inspired by a dream, the composition traces Spedy Sponda's journey to enlightenment, mirrored by Oren's ongoing search for strategies to unlock the potential of his instrument. When asked to describe his sound Oren replied, "...a contemporary classical ambient space heavy metal experimental improvised folk blues".
The first of a planned five part cycle, Spedy Sponda explores the unique live setup Oren has developed, and captures the range and intensity of his solo performances.
Oren uses the tuba to trigger electronic sounds and loops with the aid of a selection of effects pedals. Part of the piece also involves the connection and simultaneous playing of 5 tubas spread around the room, connected by rubber tubing- a sort of surround sound tuba scape.
Imagine Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Ingram Marshall soundtracking an episode of Bagpuss scripted by Dylan Thomas and you're halfway there
-The Wire
This way out galactic music is definitely the future for jazz
-DJ Magazine
You ain't never heard nothing like this
-Undercover Magazine
A tour de force for tuba, one man's mission to go where no tuba player has gone before
-The Guardian
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credits
composed and performed by Oren Marshall - tuba and electronicsengineered and produced by Pete Beckmann
all live performances except -
overdubbed tubas on 7 by O.M
overdubbed voices on 3 by Frank Byng,Dan Richards and O.M
Spedy Sponda was originally commissioned, by the Women's Playhouse Trust with funds from the Jerwood Foundation, to be performed at the Wapping Hydraulic Power Station in January 2002, which lead to Oren's first nomination for the BBC Innovation in Jazz award. The piece has also been performed and broadcast on BBC Jazz on 3.
Track 1 featured on Wire Tapper 14