Tracks: A Still, Thin Sound – Sinai [18:51] A Still, Thin Sound – Elijah [29:21] Circulation (Bonus Track) [4:44]
Daniel Biro: electronics, shofar Gareth Davis: bass clarinet on ‘Elijah’
Written, recorded and produced by Daniel Biro. Recorded at Camac (France) and at home (London) during 2007- 2008. Special thanks to Daniel Finfer and David Breuer-Weil for extra shofar blowing. Huge thanks to Gareth Davis for his enthusiasm, time and inspired playing.
‘A Still, Thin Sound’ is an attempt to create sonic impressions of two very different kinds of spiritual experiences: collective and individual. The ideas are sourced from two Biblical passages: the first describing the giving of the Ten Commandments and the Torah to the Hebrew nation at Mount Sinai, shortly after the Exodus from Egypt, the second being the prophet Elijah’s one-to-one encounter with the Divine spirit.
Bonus track: ‘Circulation’ was written to accompany visual artist Rachel Garrard’s ground-breaking holographic film of the same name. The film won the 1st prize at the 2009 Musion Holographic film awards. It is a purely electronic piece exploring circular motion in sound form.
Original album released in 2009
This is the definitive version edited and remastered by Daniel Biro.