06/11/2024
Out nOw! NoU! NueVo!
DR177 - Extreme Entity Workout
by Ingel Rild
El Pricto and Don Malfon know each other and have been playing together for more than twenty years, but this is their first album as a duo. The name Ingel Rild comes from a character in the discordian sci-fy novel "Illuminatus!", and is an anagram of "Dillinger", a prominent poly-character in the book. According to the novel, Ingel Rild was an Atlantean scientist and founder of the Party of Freedom, a possible precursor to the Discordian Society. The golden apple was his personal symbol.
The concept of this record is based on the idea of sound entities conceived as lifeforms. There are three musical materials, each is based on a specific combination of textural elements developed through improvisation. The aim is to demonstrate how these materials can retain consistency across different recorded takes, similar to the personality traits of various beings. Each material is given a name to recognize it as a sound entity, and every time it begins to sound, it immediately exhibits identifiable textural behaviors. Thus, a progressive narrative is constructed by alternating these sound entities, with each taking a different direction, sometimes losing their character but always maintaining enough consistency to avoid confusion with one another. This can also be considered a study in improvised generativity through aural and psychological attributions.
Personnel:
Don Malfon: prepared baritone and alto saxophones
El Pricto: modular synthesizer
All music by Don Malfon and El Pricto.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by El Pricto on May 5th of 2023 at The Golden Apple, Barcelona.
Cover design and art by Pryctgnosis.
Backcover design by Aorita.
Produced by Discordian Records.
10 track album