Michael Price - Entanglement (2015) [Hi-Res]

“No click tracks, no headphones, and no film. Just the spontaneity of performance and the sound of musicians hearing, connecting and responding.”

„Entanglement“, the debut album by Michael Price fulfils his long-term desire to explore new musical territories, featuring Michael on the piano, with the addition of cello, soprano voice, string orchestra, modular synth, tape effects and electronics.

Throughout the record you will hear street sounds from ‘Budapest’ captured and processed on Michael’s mobile phone, as well as chamber music recorded direct to tape with vintage microphones in single takes. Album track ‘The Attachment’ was partly recorded onto a 1940s magnetic disc recorder, which immediately connected the piece back to a pre-digital musical age.

The cello and soprano vocal parts throughout the album were written specifically and directly for cellist Peter Gregson and vocalist Ashley Knight, whose expressive voice features on tracks ‘Maitri‘ and ‘The Uncertainly Principle‘. The lyrics for both songs are Japanese poetry sung in English, dealing with age, loss and the inevitable fading of beauty.

‘Entanglement’ was written over a period of two years on paper and by hand with Michael exploring oldest and newest technology at Abbey Road Studios and Snap Studios in London, before most of the recording and mixing took place at Vox-Ton in Berlin.

Tracklist:
01. Michael Price - Tape Overture (1:25)
02. Michael Price - Easter (5:25)
03. Michael Price - Little Warm Thing (3:11)
04. Michael Price - Budapest (3:58)
05. Michael Price - The Attachment (5:37)
06. Michael Price - Maitri (4:32)
07. Michael Price - Digital Birds (1:39)
08. Michael Price - The Uncertainty Principle (5:56)
09. Michael Price - Entanglement (6:36)