“João Pedro Viegas, Nicola Guazzaloca, Alvaro Rosso and Carlos “Zíngaro” come together for “A Pearl in Dirty Hands”. A story told by one, two, three or four voices, together and in turn, through trials, questions, answers, thoughts, gestures, signs and impressions, in the moment, in time and in space. Ten concentrated structures that escape towards sound and silence. Music is at the center of each player and each has the same importance, the responsibility of creating and contributing is shared, lived, exchanged. There is no hierarchy."
From the liner notes written by Jean-Michel Van Schouwbourg
João Pedro Viegas: bass clarinet
Nicola Guazzaloca: piano
Carlos "Zingaro": violin
Alvaro Rosso: double bass
1. Underwater 05:24
2. Soon it's late 03:05
3. Reflexes 05:56
4. Underground 03:37
5. By the gale 04:04
6. By the dusk 06:37
7. Down the cave 05:32
8. On the branches 06:51
9. Firestarter 06:55
10. Left clefts 05:09
Recorded by Joaquim Monte at Namouche Studio (Lisbon, PT), November 14, 2017
Cover art: "Autobiography" by Matthias Boss
Cover Photo by Tabitha Sowden
Graphics by Nicola Guazzaloca
Liner notes by Jean-Michel Van Schouwbourg