Sour Mash

Created, mixed and mastered at Harvestworks, Inc. between November 2008 and February 2009. Sour Mash was composed during a collaborative residency sponsored by Harvestworks, Inc. The work is being released on vinyl and on compact disc, offering two different-but-related experiences. Both versions offer listening and performative possibilities. Each side of the vinyl disc functions as a standalone composition by one of the artists. With two copies of the vinyl, a third collaborative composition emerges; start points on both sides of the record are provided to facilitate this. The two vinyl sides can also be understood as an open-ended composition, or palette, for further creative recombination by one or multiple performers. The compact disc version offers both artists’ sides, as well as a synchronized mix of the two. Of course, one could deploy the compact disc version in performative ways as well. The composers anticipate just such an outcome.