Through the Motions, by Maddie Ashman

Through the Motions

by Maddie Ashman

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babyjesus1969 My point of view is ..Here is try to a call that as Withdrawals at bottom of civilization and culture again for one of kind "Reverent " on the earth which is needed rebalance as well.
And these has excellent views of cristal images show that instalation. I was moved.

Neil Talbott (Aquilegian) A great introduction to this great sound weaver. Favorite track: Movement III.

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1.	Movement I 01:30	info	buy track
2.	Movement II 02:06	info	buy track
3.	Movement III 03:41	info	buy track
4.	Movement IV 04:10	info	buy track
5.	Movement V 02:18	info	buy track

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Commissioned by the acclaimed Britten Pears Arts program, Through the Motions was originally meant as an installation with three large, separate, projection screens. The piece features songs in Just Intonation for microtonal guitar and voice by Maddie Ashman and is accompanied by a film piece by Clemente Lohr. The film draws parallels between how we as humans harvest natural resources and exploit or trample them, with what we consider pragmatic and efficient.

Since the Industrial revolution, we have rejected nature’s existing sound principles for equal temperament, the 12-note musical structure we have learnt to accept. Convenient as it is for mass manufacturing instruments and practicality, it reflects the tragic colonialism over non-Western cultures, whose music traditions cannot fit into Western standards. In Maddie Ashman’s music, westernised equal temperament and language are deconstructed, asking what is possible by looking at our ancient foundations, and how we need to more than ever.

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released November 28, 2022

Gus White - recording and mixing engineer

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Maddie Ashman London, UK

Hello! I am a composer and songwriter from London. I love writing microtonal music- in particular, I am fascinated by the resonance and unlimited possibilities of just intonation (pure tuning).

I love writing music that is genre-fluid, and I love challenging the boundaries of instruments. I'm interested in the 'unspoken', 'what ifs' and 'unexpected'.

Lots to come this year! <3 ... more