Video edited and produced by MIND THE FILM
Remotely Together introduces new works by claire rousay & Morita Vargas, Maria Chavez & Valentina Magaletti, and KMRU, all commissioned through remote residencies for Rewire’s 2021 - online edition. In the midst of COVID-19 lockdowns, Rewire initiated these collaborations between disparate artists from all over the world, connecting them remotely to explore new creative practices both online and in isolation. The audiovisual results of these residencies were presented during the online edition of the 2021 festival. Newly edited versions of a selection of these performances have now been compiled for this release.
Featuring an enthralling mix of ambient, noise, field recording, and experimental sound art, the scene of Remotely Together is set by the crunching sounds of footsteps over a grassy environment on atmospheric opener Humo De Margatina Dulce, a collaborative song between North American percussionist and improviser claire rousay and Argentinian vocalist Morita Vargas. rousay’s textural mix of field recordings, everyday sounds, and deep electronics coalesce with Vargas’s ethereal vocals, paving the way for compelling music that gradually draws its listeners deeper into its mysterious soundworld.
Format: LP / digital
Catalogue: rwr-1
A1 claire rousay & Morita Vargas - Humo De Margatina Dulce
A2 Maria Chavez & Valentina Magaletti - Particle
B1 KMRU - MicroVerse
℗ + © Rewire 2023
A1 written and produced by claire rousay and Morita Vargas
A2 written and produced by Maria Chavez and Valentina Magaletti
B1 written and produced by Joseph Kamaru
Mastering by Adam Badí Donoval
Artwork by Jonathan Castro Alejos
All works were commissioned for Rewire 2021 – online edition