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Ravens in Moonlight
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Peter Thelen, Expose Magazine
There are a number of bunkers and tunnels in the Marin Headlands north of San Francisco that were built during World War II in anticipation of an attack, but were ultimately never used. These tunnels remain, there are many of them, each which has its own unique acoustic properties. Each Saturday at noon, Shoemaker performs live in one of these tunnels - Construction 129. For "Ravens in Moonlight," she is joined by two other musicians on didgeridoo, hand drums, bells and other percussion. The resulting collaboration offers an often trance-like sound weighing in somewhere between Dead Can Dance and Trance Mission.
About the Artist
The Tunnel Singer, Lee Ellen Shoemaker finds spaces where sound waves move in harmony and uniformity. She uses vocal improvisation to unify even random sounds, creating instruments from tunnels, stairwells and parking garages. She invents a tonal language of emotional content that is universally understood. Shoemaker's recordings have no special effects. Each is recorded live in spaces with natural long acoustic reverberation. She improvises using the space as an instrument, finding harmonic... read more
Album Description
Earthy, mysterious improvised vocals with didgeridoo and percussion recorded live in a tunnel with an 8-second natural acoustic reverberation. Natural ambience of the tunnel is preserved with no added electronic effects.