Name: Metal Aether / Resonant Field
Brand: Lea Bertucci

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-NNA-147

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-08-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

309272739053

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Lea Bertucci

Genre US

Experimental / Avant-Garde / Industrial / Noise

Label US

NNA Tapes

Lea Bertucci is an American composer and performer known for her exploration of the relationships between acoustic phenomena and biological resonance. With a focus on alto saxophone and bass clarinet, she incorporates multi-channel speaker arrays, electroacoustic feedback, extended instrumental technique, and tape collage into her work. Her discography includes solo and collaborative releases on independent labels, and she has performed extensively in the US and Europe. Lea Bertucci was honored as a 2016 MacDowell Fellow in composition and served as a 2015 ISSUE Project Room Artist-in-Residence.

Her unique sound has drawn comparisons to artists such as Kali Malone, Robbie Lee, Audrey Chen, Sarah Davachi, Pauline Oliveros, Duane Pitre, Valentina Magaletti, Ben Vida, David Toop, Laura Cannell, Astrid Sonne, Felicia Atkinson,
Philip Jeck,
Andrew Pekler,
Oren Ambarchi,
Kara-Lis Coverdale,
Bendik Giske,
Sofie Birch,
Lucrecia Dalt,
and Klara Lewis.

Discover the captivating compositions of Lea Bertucci that push boundaries with their innovative approach to music-making. Immerse yourself in her mesmerizing performances that showcase her mastery of various instruments along with experimental techniques. Experience the unique sonic landscapes created by this talented artist through her solo releases as well as collaborations with other notable musicians. Don't miss out

Metal Aether continues to explore Lea’s acute interest in the nature of acoustics and the harmonic accumulation of sound, with it’s four pieces having been recorded in Le Havre, France in a former military base, and in New York City, at ISSUE Project Room. With her horn, Lea produces pulsing minimalist patterns, transcendent drones, and upper register squalls that envelop these spaces in waves of overtones, microtones, and psychoacoustic effects. Metal Aether feels like the defining statement from an artist in elevated control of their form - a summary of concepts, ideas, and emotions given life from one’s mind and heart. Lea demonstrates the desirable ability to use her art to sincerely communicate in a language of one’s own personal invention, utilizing music and sound for their most meaningful and human purposes. It is with tremendous pleasure that we announce Resonant Field, the brand new full-length album from New York-based sound artist and composer Lea Bertucci. Following up her critically acclaimed 2018 NNA full-length Metal Aether, Lea continues her devotion to the exploration of physical spaces by way of sound, channeled through her alto saxophone. Where her previous work investigated a variety of locations around the globe, Resonant Field narrows her focus to one space in particular - the Marine A Grain Elevator at Silo City in Buffalo, New York. This formation of an intimate connection with her surroundings is both scientific and spiritual, putting Lea in a duality of roles as both an archaeologist of sound and as a sonic medium. The fact that these recordings took place during the partial solar eclipse of 2017 further contributes to the ceremonial, ritual quality of the work, making Resonant Field a profound, industrial meditation on beauty, emptiness, and the deep melancholy of forgotten spaces.

Metal Aether / Resonant Field

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