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The Kickstarter project for The Broken Mirror of Memory has passed its first major milestone! I\u2019m now able to pay for printing the CD, and distributing in online music stores. Huzzah!! In celebration, and as a huge thank you to all the awesome backers who have pitched in so far, I\u2019m posting part 1 (out of 4) of the piece.

Here it is!

\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Cantrell\n\n\n\n\u25b6\ufe0f\nThe Broken Mirror of Memory, Part 1\n\n\nPaul Cantrell, piano\n\nPat O\u2019Keefe, bass clarinet\n\n\n\n\n\nDownload free version\n\n\nmedium quality MP3 (2:00 / 2.4 M)\n\n\n\n\u2605\xa0High quality version\n\nCD or 24-bit lossless download\n\n\n\n

This music comes right out of the gate at full speed, the piano and the bass clarinet in a state of swirling mutual entanglement. On the first note, Pat actually growls into the instrument while playing, producing a rough sound that punches right through the mix \u2014\xa0but then the bass clarinet is immediately submerged under the piano, resurfacing, submerging again\u2026.

The movement leaves us hanging with a big thorny knot, energy spent but unresolved. It was only two minutes, but the music covered a lot of ground \u2014\xa0and never once gave us a chance to truly rest. We\u2019re desperate to catch our breath, and that is just what Part 2 does, answering density with spareness, crowded turbulence with isolated wandering in an abstract vastness. When we get a bit farther down the road of Kickstarter goals, I\u2019ll post it.

We\u2019re now stretching for the next goal on Kickstarter: raising enough to get the word out about the recording. If you haven\u2019t backed the project yet, please consider it! You can get a CD and/or the full-quality digital version, which have a clarity and fullness of sound that these low-bitrate MP3 lack. (Plus, of course, the CD will have the complete piece!)

Update : The Kickstarter campaign was a smashing success! The recording is now released!