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I’ve admired John Psathas’ music for years, for its incredible sense of energy, its ability to defy categorization, and its cultural pluralism. With 4BY4 (his first non-pitched percussion piece), John delivers on all counts … and then some. If David Weckl, Christopher Lamb, Steven Schick and Giovanni Hidalgo – all percussion virtuosi from widely different genres – were to have a jam session, I can’t help but think that it would sound something like 4BY4.

Each of the four players plays a drumset-like set-up; one player has two snare drums a hi-hat, a tambourine, and a cymbal, another has two congas and a hihat, and the remaining two have tom-based set-ups. However, what binds these four seemingly disparate voices is the kick drum, which all four drumsets have. At times, these four drums pound a relentless beat in unison, and at others they’re split into complex rhythmic counterpoint.

It is this, in part, that makes 4BY4 such a great piece and a perfect fit for this album. John manages to take culturally different instruments, each with different playing techniques, and link them together with a common element – the kick drum. It is cultural pluralism at its best, with each voice maintaining its unique sound and identity, but seamlessly integrated into a common whole.
- Omar Carmenates

• John Psathas: 4BY4; video 

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• Omar Carmenates: The Gaia Theory CD  Year: 2012 

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• Mike Nock & Laurenz Pike - Kindred  Year: 2012 

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Percussion: brake drums, roto toms, tom toms, cymbals, timpani, bass drum, tamtam.

• Beat! International Festival of Gamelan  Year: 1999 

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• Mike Nock & Laurenz Pike - Kindred  Year: 2012 

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• Hall: and the sound went up like smoke; computer set 

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Percussion: drumkit; mobile instruments; furniture; clothing (full details in score)

• Palmer: Blood Shower; computer-set 

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• Palmer: Selected Works I 

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wind chimes; vibraphone; maracas; woodblock; log drum; glockenspiel; triangle; temple blocks; snare drum; suspended cymbal; five tom-toms; finger cymbals; 3 gongs; crotales; marimba; conga; bongos; glasses; chimes; bucket of water and stones; claves; tamtam; tenor drum; bass drum

The work represents four nature images: blue/water, green/forest, red/volcanic activity, black/darkness.

• Grenfell: Blue Green Red Black; computer-set 

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• Grenfell: Blue Green Red Black; computer set 

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• Maria Grenfell: Selected Works 

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• Maria Grenfell: Blue Green Red Black 

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An exciting, positive work for marimba.

This work won first prize in the ‘Tonal 21st Century’ category of the 2009 Classical Marimba League Composition Competition.

• Crehan: Bold Spark; computer-set 

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body percussion only

An energetic theatrical work for comic relief and rhythmical play.

• Cowan: Bus Stop; computer set 

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• Cowan: Bus Stop; computer set 

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• Claire Cowan's 'Bus Stop' - on the street 

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glockenspiel, xylophone, bell/cymbals, snare drum and bass drum

• Larry Pruden Collected Edition Volume 3 - Instrumental Music and Works for Chamber Ensemble  Year: 2007 

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