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Steel, Wood, & Air

by Derek Hunter Wilson

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1.
Different Opinions 05:41
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2.
Only Wind, Then Silence 02:43
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3.
Steel, Wood, & Air #3 03:18
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Steel, Wood, & Air #4 02:48
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5.
Catalog of Trying 05:27
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6.
Steel, Wood, & Air #1 01:40
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7.
Knife Fight 04:10
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8.
With Eyes Closed 04:20
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Foolish 04:45
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10.
Steel, Wood, & Air #7 05:05
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Steel, Wood, & Air Composition Notes:

What began as a self-imposed challenge by booking studio time and musicians for a recording session before any music was even written, turned into a year-long journey and examination of what it means to compose music.

From the beginning, the concept behind Steel, Wood, & Air was to pare everything back to just the essentials. No overdubs, no electronics, no textured effects. I wanted the music to be just the instruments themselves and how they might interact with one another using the palette of piano, bass clarinet, viola, cello and later, violin. Whereas my previous album, Travelogue, had all the tracks recorded individually, it was important as well for this project to have all the musicians together in the same room performing the pieces.

A large part of what one does in composing I feel, whether consciously or not, is to examine what one feels and what is essential to them. It’s a tool used to better understand who you are and by doing so, learn how to become a better version of oneself. It is a life-long journey and this album and the works within it represent another chapter in this journey.

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released August 2, 2019

Derek Hunter Wilson - Piano
Anna Fritz - Cello
Mike Grabarek - Bass Clarinet
Mirabai Peart - Viola, Violin

Tracks 3, 4, 6, and 10 recorded July 2017 at Type Foundry, Portland OR
Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, and 9 recorded Feb and Sept 2018 at The Map Room, Portland, OR
All tracks engineered by Jason Powers except tracks 2, 5 and 9 engineered by Josh Powell.
Mixed by Jason Powers at Type Foundry
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio

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Derek Hunter Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Portland, OR.

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