I am thrilled that my new release, Tea Service: Thyme, was featured by Miles Bowe on Bandcamp Daily’s column ‘Acid Test’ which highlights the outer limit of experimental sound.
Truly, a dream come true!
So, settle back with a cup of tea and listen in!
More about the piece:
What may already be in hand? What may be burnt to make space for growth?
Voice, flute, and keyboard layer together to respond to these questions in this 20-minute meditation on thyme and time.
The piece was created as part of the School of Nonfunctional Studies 1:1 Tea Service Program. The piece was created specifically for a sole audience member and performed live for that individual over Zoom. The audience also received a specialized tea blend and tea cake for consuming while watching.
More about Tea Service 1:1
1:1 Tea Service is a ritual and a performance experience created for one person. Tea is offered to the audience member both as a healing balm and as a tool for fortune telling. The 1:1 Service, lasting 30-45 minutes, sets forth actions and gestures designed to mend what is torn and ease what might be tender, and nourish. Through meditative audio and invocation, the performer invites the audience member to reflect on an important question in their own lives and, with the performer, divine a response. Each performance is unique and created through a brief advance exchange with the audience member. The result is an intimate, immersive 1:1 Service of sound, food and beverage, performance, and divination.
More information at nonfunctionalstudies.org