Aidan Baker - Triptychs: Variations On A Melody (CD, Album) - NEW

Released: 16 Sep 2014
Format: CD, Album

Tracklist:
[1] Triptych One (Version 1)
[2] Triptych One (Version 2)
[3] Triptych Two (Version 1)
[4] Triptych Two (Version 2)
[5] Triptych Three (Version 1)
[6] Triptych Three (Version 2)
[7] Triptych Four (Version 1)
[8] Triptych Four (Version 2)
[9] Triptych Four (Version 3)
[10] Triptych Four (Version 4)
[11] Triptych Five (Version 1)
[12] Triptych Five (Version 2)
[13] Triptych Five (Version 3)

Aidan Baker's (Nadja) Triptychs takes inspiration from [a=Erik Satie]'s compositions Gymnopédies and his notion of 'furniture music,' which many consider a precursor to contemporary ambient music. Each 'triptych' is based around a simple, slow moving melodic line, which repeats three times with the addition of an harmonic line upon each repetition, culminating in a three part harmony.