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Autophagy I

for baritone sax + feedback, electric guitar, double bass and augmented percussion

2015

Years:

2015-2023

Production:

ASK, L'Oriental Vevey

Details:

Vincent Daoud – baritone sax
Maarten Stragier – electric guitar
James Oesi – double bass
Tom De Cock – percussions

Andrea Mancianti – live electronics

Alberto Cavallaro – baritone sax
Ruben Mattia Santorsa – electric guitar
Emiliano Amadori– double bass
Federico Tramontana – percussions

Andrea Mancianti – live electronics

A quintet for augmented baritone saxophone, electric guitar, percussion, double bass, and live electronics. The piece integrates improvisation and feedback systems to explore instability and allow for different versions to emerge every time. The performance process involves working with specific performers, who contribute to the final outcome through improvised sections. The electronics and acoustic instruments form a self-modifying ecosystem, with feedback loops between players, devices, and even performance space. The work challenges conventional notions of reproducibility and emphasizes the living nature of sound.