06/04/2014 (Solo Improvisation)

Neil Welch, Continuous Resonance Project

Date: 06/04/2014

Location: Home studio in Clinton, WA (Whidbey Island)

Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Performed Acoustically

Notes:

The following image collection by Lisa Oppenheim.  “A Handley Page Halifax of No. 4 Group flies over the suburbs of Caen, France, during a major daylight raid to assist the Normandy land battle. 467 aircraft took part in the attack, which was originally intended to have bombed German strongpoints north of Caen, but the bombing area was eventually shifted nearer the city because of the proximity of Allied troops to the original targets. The resulting bombing devastated the northern suburbs.” (1944/2012)

05/26/2014 (Solo Improvisation) Breathing tones with stop-tonguing.

Neil Welch, Continuous Resonance Project

Date: 05/26/2014

Location: Home studio in Clinton, WA (Whidbey Island)

Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Performed Acoustically

Notes:

This morning I worked with forced air which flowed through the horn with the omission of any tempered pitches.  I then decided to use a harmon mute inside by bell to see if I could achieve crisper breath tones.  After working with this for some time, I began exploring the median point between breathing textures and pitched overtones, the sound of which could be pulled out by pushing just beyond the limits of the breath-only approach.  I then began using stop-tonging to pull out harsher, but fuller single pitches that thumped out at a much higher volume.

The image “Handmade Stereopticon Slide” (1918-19) accompanying today’s post by Marcel Duchamp.