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densing

by Beth McDonald

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD in brown kraftboard wallet case, with liner notes insert. The CD case and disc artwork feature the textures of the "densing" felt, as photographed by Cailyn Huston.

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  • *Very Limited Edition* Felted Wool CD Case
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This version comes in a wool CD wallet, handmade by me (!). Due to the processes involved, the felt designs and colors vary slightly with each copy.

    Each wool CD jacket contains a CD and printed liner notes, all packaged in a plastic sleeve.

    Includes unlimited streaming of densing via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • *2nd Run* Very Limited Edition Felted Wool CD Case
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    **Thank you for all the interest!** This is the second (and final) run of felt CD cases.

    This version comes in a wool CD wallet, handmade by me (!). Due to the processes involved, the felt designs and colors vary slightly with each copy.

    Each wool CD jacket contains a CD and printed liner notes, all packaged in a plastic sleeve.

    Includes unlimited streaming of densing via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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about

densing (v.)
1. the process of felting wool through heat, pressure, and moisture
2. the building up of reverberant sounds in a small room


Recorded in Dec 2020 and Jan 2021 in Chicago.
All tracks are fully improvised using tuba, pedals, and the resonances of the room (snare drums, lights, etc.). Light processing and editing was applied to clarify these sounds.

credits

released April 2, 2021

tuba and electronics by Beth McDonald
audio mixing and mastering by Eliya Gwetta
photography and design by Cailyn Huston

thanks to:
Sasha de Koninck (Textile Consultant)
Brian Ewalt (Key Grip)
and the supporters of "Solo/Duo," who helped fund this album

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about

Beth McDonald Chicago, Illinois

... is a classically trained tuba player gone awry. She performs on tuba (w/ and w/o electronics), mainly in free improv / performance collaborations, but also in solo ambient / durational projects.

You can hear Beth play in:
-Edition Redux,
-the Duck Brain Ragtime Band,
-Majority Haircut,
-and many other things
... more

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