Describe Yourself
by Christopher Whitley
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In Bruniquel Cave
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1. Bellatrix - Jeffrey Ryan
2. Don’t Throw Your Head in Your Hands - Nicole Lizée
3. Describe Yourself - Leslie Ting
4.-6. Patterns in High Places - Kara-Lis Coverdale
7.-12. Six Tableaux for Violin - Evan J. Cartwright
13. In Bruniquel Cave - Fjóla Evans
2. Don’t Throw Your Head in Your Hands - Nicole Lizée
3. Describe Yourself - Leslie Ting
4.-6. Patterns in High Places - Kara-Lis Coverdale
7.-12. Six Tableaux for Violin - Evan J. Cartwright
13. In Bruniquel Cave - Fjóla Evans
credits
released June 23, 2023
CREDITS:
All tracks performed by Christopher Whitley using the 1700 “Taft” Stradivari, generously on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank.
Track 3 features Leslie Ting (voice)
Tracks 7-12 feature Evan J Cartwright (laptop electronics and processing)
DESCRIBE YOURSELF was recorded at various locations in the spring and summer of 2022.
Tracks 1, 2, 5-7 recorded by Matt Carr at St. Stephen’s Church in Belvedere, CA
Track 3 recorded by Leslie Ting over Zoom in Toronto, ON and Riverdale, MD
Tracks 7-12 recorded by Darren McGill at Union Sound in Toronto, ON
Track 13 recorded by Fjóla Evans at the Columbia University in New York, NY
All tracks mixed and mastered by Matt Carr
Album Artwork: Matthew Ronay
A Circular Muscle, 2019
Basswood, dye, gouache, flocking, steel
22 1/4” x 21 1/2” x 15”
Photographs: Evan Dorsky
Album Design: Marion Beaupère
Released by Redshift Records www.redshiftrecords.org (TK529)
I have so many people to thank for the making of this record. Thank you Nicole, Jeffrey, Kara-Lis, Leslie, Fjóla, and Evan for your incredible music. Thank you to Matt for your unbelievable work and all of the time and energy you put into the making of this project. Thank you to my teachers Kelly Parkins-Lindstrom, Mark Fewer, Ian Swensen, Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, and David Salness. Thank you to Doug Friesen. Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts. Thank you to Jordan Nobles and Red Shift. Thank you to Matthew Ronay for allowing me to use your artwork on the cover of this album. Thank you to Evan Dorsky for the beautiful behind-the-scenes shots and to Marion Beaupère for making the packaging pop! Thank you to Nick Storring for getting this record out to listeners. Thank you to my Mum and Dad for everything. And most of all thank you to Kumiko for your endless love, support, and encouragement.
With much gratitude, Christopher Whitley acknowledges the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts.
CREDITS:
All tracks performed by Christopher Whitley using the 1700 “Taft” Stradivari, generously on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank.
Track 3 features Leslie Ting (voice)
Tracks 7-12 feature Evan J Cartwright (laptop electronics and processing)
DESCRIBE YOURSELF was recorded at various locations in the spring and summer of 2022.
Tracks 1, 2, 5-7 recorded by Matt Carr at St. Stephen’s Church in Belvedere, CA
Track 3 recorded by Leslie Ting over Zoom in Toronto, ON and Riverdale, MD
Tracks 7-12 recorded by Darren McGill at Union Sound in Toronto, ON
Track 13 recorded by Fjóla Evans at the Columbia University in New York, NY
All tracks mixed and mastered by Matt Carr
Album Artwork: Matthew Ronay
A Circular Muscle, 2019
Basswood, dye, gouache, flocking, steel
22 1/4” x 21 1/2” x 15”
Photographs: Evan Dorsky
Album Design: Marion Beaupère
Released by Redshift Records www.redshiftrecords.org (TK529)
I have so many people to thank for the making of this record. Thank you Nicole, Jeffrey, Kara-Lis, Leslie, Fjóla, and Evan for your incredible music. Thank you to Matt for your unbelievable work and all of the time and energy you put into the making of this project. Thank you to my teachers Kelly Parkins-Lindstrom, Mark Fewer, Ian Swensen, Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, and David Salness. Thank you to Doug Friesen. Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts. Thank you to Jordan Nobles and Red Shift. Thank you to Matthew Ronay for allowing me to use your artwork on the cover of this album. Thank you to Evan Dorsky for the beautiful behind-the-scenes shots and to Marion Beaupère for making the packaging pop! Thank you to Nick Storring for getting this record out to listeners. Thank you to my Mum and Dad for everything. And most of all thank you to Kumiko for your endless love, support, and encouragement.
With much gratitude, Christopher Whitley acknowledges the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts.
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