Forms - R/S
1. welcome 2. KOMSOMOL 3. Expansion
4. RS 5. Form E 6. Leningrad 7. 7
8. Wittgenstein 9. 9 10. WDSB 11. Storm
12. wake
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Forms is:
Ethan Lustig: piano
Will Ballantyne: guitar
A few words from the band about R/S:
R/S is based on two recurring themes. The
initial concept for the recording of R/S came from the Steve Reich
composition “Clapping Music”. The first theme for
R/S is the initial
rhythmic motif from “Clapping Music” set to an E
minor triad. The
second theme is a chord progression based around the “basso
ostinato”
near the beginning of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto
No. 1 (3rd
movement). It is transposed from the original key. In this recording
the piano plays A B E A Bb F E C G F D Fmin7+imp. C while the guitar
simultaneously plays A E A F E C G F. Almost all of R/S is
improvisation stemming from the two themes or variations thereof.
The band has assembeled a limited editon CD version of R/S.
If you'd like to order a hard copy of the CD, please email the band at willb@live.ca