The Tower was the third of my New York ensemble larger works and the most complete in terms of sampling, turntable and collage. It followed the Hsi Yu Chi based on the ancient chineese epic Journey to West which the stories of Sun Wu Kung or Monkey were taken and was based on a novel written a century later by a Buddhist monk called The Tower of Myriad Mirrors. The short novella was intended to fit between the 60th and 61st chapter of the 100 Hsi Yu Chi chapters and is one of the strangest surreal novels ever written. At the time I was a full on Hong Kong film fanatic and like Hsi Y… read more
The Tower was the third of my New York ensemble larger works and the most complete in terms of sampling, turntable and collage. It followed the Hsi Y… read more
The Tower was the third of my New York ensemble larger works and the most complete in terms of sampling, turntable and collage. It followed the Hsi Yu Chi based on the ancient chineese e… read more
David Shea is a composer working with combinations of samplers and live musicians, centered on the possibilities of electronic and acoustic traditions. The focus is on the interconnections between styles, histories and mediums with single pieces containing multiple layering's of compositional methods, electronic and acoustic orchestrations - Drawing from experimental music and film music influences as well as traditional musics from both eastern and western cultures, many pieces are based on films, novels, mythology and visual sources.
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David Shea is a composer working with combinations of samplers and live musicians, centered on the possibilities of electronic and acoustic traditions. The focus is on the interconnections … read more
David Shea is a composer working with combinations of samplers and live musicians, centered on the possibilities of electronic and acoustic traditions. The focus is on the interconnections between styles, histories and mediums with sin… read more