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Half Light

from Palettes by Taylor Joshua Rankin

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three percussionists and electronic backing track

Composed in the winter of 2016 atop a tower in San Francisco, Half Light was my deepest foray into using electronics and sampled sounds throughout a piece. Samples used in this piece come from the sounds of cicadas buzzing, classically trained singers auto-tuned humming, myself playing several differently tuned harmonicas, the sound of rain falling, organs, as well as a bunch of other strange, crackling and popping sounds. I first presented a rough version of this piece to Mason Bates who was my mentor at the time, after compiling a wealth of metallic and wooden percussion instruments into his studio and recording all the parts myself.

Coming directly after a year long project for orchestra, Half Light was a sort of call back to my earliest passions of playing music; poly-rhythmic, driving, and fast. Recommended listening when driving fast or when walking on a wooded trail by yourself, or perhaps even in a concert hall.

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from Palettes, released October 7, 2019
Taylor Joshua Rankin - percussion 1+3
Mika Nakamura - percussion 2

voices:

Sierra Dee
Marina Davis
Taylor Rawley

Taylor Joshua Rankin - electronics

Recording and mixing by Zach Miley
Mastering by Jacob Winik at Tiny Telephone, Oakland

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Taylor Joshua Rankin Los Angeles, California

Taylor Joshua Rankin (b. 1991) is a composer of new music based in Los Angeles, CA.

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