Dadson, Wistanley, Nunn | 961 - CD

About

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961, the moniker for a building situated at 961 Field Rd, Marin Headlands (USA), became the project tag for a weekly collaboration between Tom Nunn (US), Paul Winstanley (US/NZ) and Phil Dadson (NZ).

During Phil’s three-month artist residency at Headlands Centre for the Arts in 2016, building 961 was converted into a multi-voiced instrument with long metal rods, wooden dowels and long wire zithers installed directly into floor and wall surfaces. A modified rocking chair (Tone-throne) with tuned rods of wood and steel, and two sets of clashing cymbals operated by long wires attached front and back to the rocker action, occupied centre-space. This, along with the colourful timbral mix of our individual instruments, transformed 961 into a sonic play-space for our project.

This recording was the trio’s very last session, an unbroken hour-long improvisation performed for an audience of invited friends and fellow artists.

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Track listing:

1. Portal One (East)
   
2. Accretion
   
3. Portal Two (South)
   
4. Mantle
   
5. Portal Three (West)
   
6. Sycline
   
7. Portal Four (North)
   

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Click here to view a video recording of the performance made by David Samas with additional footage edited by Phil Dadson.

Click here to view Shiver Me Timbres, a video of 961 instruments.

Click here to access Tom and Paul’s duo recordings, Music For Hard Times.

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