Aging

Composers/performers Lucie Vítková and James Ilgenfritz present a 75-minute suite of seven works for prepared contrabass and electronics, entitled Aging. Vítková and Ilgenfritz first collaborated as a drone accompaniment on accordion and bass for a performance by Charlemagne Palestine during the 2013 Ostrava Days festival in Ostrava, Czech Republic. After numerous performances together in New York, the pair decided to collaborate on a new work for bass and electronics. In fact, Vítková provided seven new works for bass and loudspeaker. While each piece can be performed on its own, all seven works, totalling 75 minutes of music, are on this album.