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Voices

by Greg Sinibaldi

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Sonarchy X 08:21
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he's Calling 07:05
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Wraiths 10:08

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Voices is the music and sounds of the voices inside my head. They are voices of thoughts and things I would say but often don't, things I carry with me but don't express. They are voices I hear while waking down the street, teaching, sitting in a bar, going to concerts... They are my reactions to the world around me.

While editing and mixing the music I began thinking of what this music might look like. I started to explore video "collaboration" with each piece. As I worked with video, it became more apparent that the visuals inspired by the music were an absolute necessity. The music started to take a different shape and became enhanced by having a visual focus. Rather than simply making a "music video" I think of the videos as an integral part of the whole. The music needs the visuals and the visuals need the music.

The visual component of Voices are scenes I've shot of artwork I've made, mostly collage pieces and some paintings. I really wasn't concerned with a particular narrative for each piece, rather I wanted to add another dimension to the music. I want the listener to have a visual focus for listening to the music, but not in an attempt to push a particular experience.

A bit about each piece.

Sonarchy X - vimeo.com/343330803
I felt there was a certain cinematic quality to this piece and love the name Sonarchy. I didn't coin the term, rather, its was a very important radio show high-lighting experimental music of the Seattle scene. It was recorded as part of one of those shows. The piece has an introductory quality to me, something that says "welcome, please enjoy the journey".

he's Calling - vimeo.com/343773703
This tune is about the knowledge of a familiar voice coming to say hello. Sometimes it's not a welcome voice. More a reservation that you'll need to be dealing with it soon. The piece also has a sub context about a "shadow" headache. I occasionally suffer from cluster headaches and before one comes on I get a "shadow" headache. Something that lets me know that the real deal is coming.

Selves are like Shamans - vimeo.com/343773757
This piece is about the idea that we can be multiple things, multiple selves each with their own shamanic abilities. In some ways it's about choosing to be who we want. However choosing one "self" doesn't mean we cant be another. It's about all the facets of our personalities.

The Painted Faces - vimeo.com/343773808
I sometimes draw Tarot cards to name pieces when I'm at a loss for a title. For this piece each card I drew had a painted face on it. As I contemplated their meaning I began to feel that each were trying to say something to me, but I was unable to understand what they were saying. Like Charlie Brown's teacher on Peanuts! The music felt as if I couldn't quite make out the details, but feel an energy and insistence that something is trying to be communicated.

Wraiths - vimeo.com/343773847
Wraiths is about visions of spirits moving around me as I walk through the world. I have a recurring dream where spirits of people and animals dance around their dead bodies. Some are familiar to me, others are not, but I feel like they are all connected to me in some way. I like to believe they are spirits from past lives coming to visit.

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released August 16, 2019

Greg Sinibaldi: soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophones, EWI, electronics, voice, video

Tracks 2, 3 and 4 recorded by Greg Sinibaldi in Seattle, 2017 and 2018
Tracks 1 and 5 recorded at Jack Straw Studios in 2017 by Doug Haire
Mixed by Greg Sinibaldi and Luke Bergman
Mastered by Levi Seitz, Black Belt Mastering
Artwork and design by Greg Sinibaldi
Videos by Greg Sinibaldi

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Greg Sinibaldi Brooklyn, New York

Saxophonist and composer Greg Sinibaldi has established himself as one of his generations most inventive musicians, embracing a diverse musical world. Often described as a musicians's musician, he can be found performing with his own groups, playing in metal bands, or developing new musical sounds with the EWI (electronic wind instrument) bringing a characteristic and unique voice to each project. ... more

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