Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Daniel Walzer - March to Muddy Water (The New England Soundscape Project) 2018


This album integrates field recordings collected from urban and rural locations around New England, the UK, Canada, and Miami as the inspiration to compose new soundscapes in a variety of genres with collaborative musicians in the recording studio.


Daniel Walzer is an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Walzer is a versatile and experienced musician, composer, educator, and media professional.

1. Welcome to Otter Brook 02:16
2. Cape Cod 05:26
3. March to Muddy Water 04:45
4. Manchester 04:39
5. Digame Tranquilo 04:09
6. I Waited Eight Years (For Emily) 03:22
7. Boott Mill (Lowell) 04:20
8. Reflections on Harvard Square 03:10
9. Around the World: Crouching By A Window 11:14

Matt Parmenter: Electric and Fretless Basses, Synthesizers, Keyboards
Jay Reynolds: Tenor Saxophone, Synthesizers
Tony Rogers: Cello
Andrew Noble: Violin and Viola
Carl Richardson: Electric Guitar, Fretless and Electric Basses 

Producers: Daniel Walzer and Matt Parmenter
Tracked, Mixed, and Mastered at the Ice Cream Factory Studio in Austin, TX by Matt Parmenter
Field Recordings Compiled and Arranged by Daniel Walzer
Percussion and Piano on Tracks 3 & 6 Recorded by Daniel Walzer in Lowell, MA

This project is made possible by an Internal Seed Grant from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.