Vanishing Point – Compact disc

CD in triple-gate-fold ecopack, with 20 page liner note booklet containing text by Belgian music philosopher Tomas Serrien, and photos.

Vanishing Point collects three works for the musicians of Ensemble Klang by Maya Verlaak (Belgium, 1990). Interactive scores, musical puzzles, lead to unique sonic encounters for performers and listeners. The title track, for percussion solo and live electronics, explores the point at which a resonance disappears, where sound becomes pure ambience. It typifies a form of fragile open-mindedness, present in all three works, that exposes the humanity of Verlaak’s musical process, a humanity that holds control and chaos in a constant state of suspense. The album is released on CD, as well as online with complete videos of all three works, and context notes by Belgian music philosopher Tomas Serrien.

1 Roulette (2021) [7’00]
for piano (Saskia Lankhoorn), electric guitar (Pete Harden) & electronics

2 Vanishing Point (2022) [12’00]
for solo percussion (Joey Marijs) & electronics

3 Conditions (2023) [31’00]
for live sextet, pre-recorded sextet & electronics
credits
releases September 8, 2024

Erik-Jan de With, saxophones
Tom Sanderman, saxophones
Anton van Houten, trombones
Joey Marijs, percussion
Saskia Lankhoorn, piano and keyboards
Pete Harden, electric guitar
Micha de Kanter, sound & recording

Ensemble Klang Records Nr 19

Ensemble Klang Records is a production of Stichting Ensemble Klang which is financially supported by the City of The Hague and the Performing Arts Fund NL.

Roulette, Vanishing Point & Conditions were all commissioned by Ensemble Klang and created as part of Maya Verlaak’s Associate Maker project between 2021 and 2024.

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