During my study stay in Portugal, I recorded dozens of hours of field recordings in Lisbon, Peniche, and Sintra, and prepared a simple graphic score inspired by the phases of the waves of the sea in relation to wind speed. During the covid isolation time, I asked six Czech and five Portuguese musicians to interpret this score. They contributed their personalities and creativity without any idea of the whole. I processed the materials I acquired in two ways: by layering the home recordings of the participating musicians (ESCAPE I) and by mixing the Portuguese field recordings with a studio quartet of musicians responding independently of each other to different sonic materials (ESCAPE II). The result is a collage of improvised and composed music, field recordings, and electronic. -RH-
1. ESCAPE I (acoustic) 09:26
2. ESCAPE II (mix) 27:00
ESCAPE I
Helena Espvall – violoncello
Maria do Mar – violin
Anežka Nováková – marimba
Žaneta Vítová – accordion
Jana Vondrů – voice, harmonium
Hernâni Faustino – double bass
Peter Korman – double bass
Matej Olah – guitar
Martin Opršál – marimba, marimbula, kalimba, Tibetan bowls, timpani, cymbals
Guilherme Rodrigues – violoncello
Alvaro Rosso – double bass
ESCAPE II
Jana Vondrů – voice, harmonium
Hernâni Faustino – double bass
Radim Hanousek – bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
Martin Opršál – marimba, marimbula, kalimba, Tibetan bowls, timpani, cymbals
project realised at Radim Hanousek’s home studio (12/2020 – 03/2021) with field recordings
made in Lisabon, Peniche, and Sintra (11/2020)
final mixing and mastering – Tomáš Vtípil (4/2021)
