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Prelude 01:03
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Summer Sadness 05:04
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The Future Phenomenon 04:18
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Renewal 04:23
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I have to thank soprano and multi-disciplinary artist Misha Penton for introducing me to the experimental writing of the 19th century French poet Stéphane Mallarmé. After hearing an ominous, ambient track I created out of a recording I made of toads and insects croaking and chattering away after a Houston rainstorm, Misha offered to record herself improvising over the piece, and chose for the text an excerpt from Mallarmé’s “Le Phénomène futur.” Not only did Misha record two wildly different and dramatic vocal performances, she also recited Mallarmé’s verse in French. We continued our collaration with two more poems by Mallarmé, "Summer Sadness" and "Renewal," and I invited a few musician friends from across the U.S. to contribute instrumental performances to complement our readings.

This album was conceived of as a suite, so ideally, the listener will take time to listen to each track in order, just as if she or he were reading a story or poem, or watching a short film.

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released January 10, 2020

Music recorded by Chris Becker except:
Misha’s Vocals (Summer Sadness, The Future Phenomenon, Renewal) recorded by Misha Penton
Electric Guitar (Summer Sadness) recorded by Lynn Wright
Classical Guitar (Renewal) recorded by Dan Sumner
Percussion (Renewal) recorded by Breeze Smith and Tony Green

Edited, Mixed, and Produced by Chris Becker

Mastered by Doug Henderson

Photo of Chris and Misha by Dave Nickerson

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Chris Becker Houston, Texas

This is mostly an online sketch pad for works-in-progress, along with handful of completed, mastered tracks from various projects for video, dance and art installations.

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