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Radio static space opera

by Rob Collier

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1.
Night song 05:23
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2.
Fall of a sparrow 04:45
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3.
A blinding light 09:22
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The river is still there 06:42
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Under a thick glass 04:16
6.
Night song 05:19

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Originally released on handdrawnhand:
handdrawnhand.bandcamp.com/album/radio-static-space-opera

Radio Static Space Opera is a collection of chamber ensemble pieces I composed in 2015. Over the course of that year, my music took on a fairly radical transformation. My earlier compositions had been highly energetic and active with quick changes of texture. But as I was writing in 2015, I began to want to hear different things in my music–more space, more patience, and more time to reflect. The music on this album was the first fully-formed collection of pieces I composed with this new (to me) approach.

The ensemble is an unusual one–violin, viola, double bass, electric guitar, and electric bass. This was not a musical choice, but rather a personnel choice. I wrote this music for players I had worked with before who I knew would understand what it was about. These are the instruments they happened to play.

Radio Static Space Opera was initially intended to be the name of the ensemble, rather than the name of the album or the collection of compositions. I had planned to write more music for this ensemble, but after we had rehearsed and performed these pieces a few times, I found I couldn’t think of anything else to write for this group of instruments. I continued to write for the same musicians, though in different combinations. So, this particular ensemble was no more, and I began to think of Radio Static Space Opera as the music, not the musicians.

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released June 3, 2022

All compositions by Rob Collier
Tracks 1,2 and 6 recorded by Rob Collier
Tracks 3,4 and 5 recorded by Ben Aguilar live at Our Lady of the Woods Chapel, Louisville, Ky
Mastered by Howie Gano at Louisville Recording Arts
Scott Moore - Violin
Michael Hill - Viola
Nick Wooldridge - Double bass
Chris Roseland - Electric guitar
Rob Collier - Electric bass, electric guitar (tracks 1&6)
Artwork/design by Chris Gordon

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Rob Collier Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Rob Collier is a Milwaukee-based composer and performer. His music is meditative and hypnotic, utilizing repetition and simple compositional processes as a means of development.

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