This recording gathers three works that explore the subtle perceptual terrains of harmonic unfolding, resonance, and beating. Across varied instrumentations, each piece invites the listener into a world where sound evolves gradually—where time slows and the ear becomes attuned to the smallest shifts in texture, tuning, and tone.
Harmonic beating—the phenomenon that occurs when two closely tuned pitches are sounded together, producing audible pulses or rhythmic interference—figures prominently in these pieces. These soft acoustic tremors, slightly unstable and deeply tactile, serve not only as sonic material but also as metaphors for emotional complexity, presence, and listening across difference.
Paul Beaudoin’s echoes of solace in times of turmoil, for guitar and electronics, begins with quiet gestures—plucked tones and spectral shadings that shimmer and linger. Dedicated to guitarist Denis Sorokin, the work unfolds through microtonal relationships and soft feedback loops, creating resonant textures that hover at the edge of instability.
In to be with you in the slow unfolding, Beaudoin continues this investigation with clarinet and electronics. Here, long tones and subtle inflections gradually bring into focus an environment of carefully shaped beat frequencies and liminal harmonies. The electronics do not accompany so much as breathe alongside the clarinet, drawing attention to minute fluctuations and the slow revelation of acoustic potential. It is a deeply temporal work—evoking queer slowness, intimacy, and attentiveness.
Artur Vidal’s unequal intervals, for two clarinets and alto saxophone, approaches similar questions through a chamber dynamic of live acoustic negotiation. As the performers dwell in slightly misaligned tunings, the piece reveals itself through overlapping frequencies, unstable textures, and the fine-grained interferences that arise between them. The result is not harmonic resolution, but a porous and shifting sonic space—an invitation to dwell in difference and nuance.
Together, these works form a sonic ecology—fragile, layered, and continuously evolving. What binds them is not style or genre, but a shared commitment to sound as a living, breathing presence—one that unfolds slowly, generously, and in resonance with the world around it.
Finty Woolf, clarinet
Denis Sorokin, guitar
Artur Vidal, alto saxophone
Paul Beaudoin, clarinet and electronics
Mastered by Paul Beaudoin for kvieto, 2025
Harmonic beating—the phenomenon that occurs when two closely tuned pitches are sounded together, producing audible pulses or rhythmic interference—figures prominently in these pieces. These soft acoustic tremors, slightly unstable and deeply tactile, serve not only as sonic material but also as metaphors for emotional complexity, presence, and listening across difference.
Paul Beaudoin’s echoes of solace in times of turmoil, for guitar and electronics, begins with quiet gestures—plucked tones and spectral shadings that shimmer and linger. Dedicated to guitarist Denis Sorokin, the work unfolds through microtonal relationships and soft feedback loops, creating resonant textures that hover at the edge of instability.
In to be with you in the slow unfolding, Beaudoin continues this investigation with clarinet and electronics. Here, long tones and subtle inflections gradually bring into focus an environment of carefully shaped beat frequencies and liminal harmonies. The electronics do not accompany so much as breathe alongside the clarinet, drawing attention to minute fluctuations and the slow revelation of acoustic potential. It is a deeply temporal work—evoking queer slowness, intimacy, and attentiveness.
Artur Vidal’s unequal intervals, for two clarinets and alto saxophone, approaches similar questions through a chamber dynamic of live acoustic negotiation. As the performers dwell in slightly misaligned tunings, the piece reveals itself through overlapping frequencies, unstable textures, and the fine-grained interferences that arise between them. The result is not harmonic resolution, but a porous and shifting sonic space—an invitation to dwell in difference and nuance.
Together, these works form a sonic ecology—fragile, layered, and continuously evolving. What binds them is not style or genre, but a shared commitment to sound as a living, breathing presence—one that unfolds slowly, generously, and in resonance with the world around it.
Finty Woolf, clarinet
Denis Sorokin, guitar
Artur Vidal, alto saxophone
Paul Beaudoin, clarinet and electronics
Mastered by Paul Beaudoin for kvieto, 2025
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