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1.
Black Crow 10:56
2.
White Swan 04:09
3.
Peacock 10:42
4.
Pelican 05:47
5.
Zephyrix 11:12
6.
Phoenix 05:49

about

Eerie eyes, the bleating bell, cracked as a tal, wake him, a standing start.
Sunrise. Pink grapefruit bleeds through gauze.
Up with the starlings chinotto clowns spun from pashmak.
He breathes, the boy-man, colour, chroming, a sneaky cephalopod.
Steps are earthbound, says the rib-jutting Jain, better fly,
Eyrie ears....
- Paul Grabowsky

I was commissioned by the Monash Art Ensemble to compose this piece during my residency at the Peggy Glanville-Hicks composer house in 2015. Whilst there, I had flashes of an image... half man, half bird with one large wing on its right side, dressed in business attire.

Following the abstract advice of this image I decided to fuse the Greek God Zephyr with the mythical Phoenix to create a new beast; the Zephyrix. It’s a hybrid creature which, for me, symbolizes the bridging of tensions that occur between our mundane struggles and the evils of life, and the liberating creative expression of our true selves.

Zephyrix is the musical embodiment of that tension, encapsulating both the strain and release of this dichotomy. It seeks to explore the dialectic between struggle and serenity, and illuminate the myriad of unseen colors, tones and potentials that are held within a new and ever-emerging mind (Metanoia).

The five birds of Alchemy and transformation have been invoked to summon the Zephyrix: Black Crow, White Swan, Peacock, Pelican and Phoenix. They are the sign posts that guide us on our journey toward true serenity and real happiness.

This is an anthem to the vision, virtue and irony that is the eternal nature of change.
- Barney McAll

credits

released April 7, 2018

Commissioned and performed by the Monash Art Ensemble
Composed by Barney McAll
Directed by Paul Grabowsky
Recorded by Ross Cockle
Recording assistance by Ben Grayson and Matthew Webb
Mixed and Mastered by Ross Cockle and Barney McAll
Produced by Barney McAll
Production assistance by Paul Grabowsky and Megan Burslem

Paul Grabowsky, director
Barney McAll, piano, chucky, electronics and voice
Paul Williamson, trumpet
Eugene Ball, trumpet
Jordan Murray, trombone
Josh Bennier, trombone
Robert Burke, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet
Jonathan Cooper, tenor saxophone
Lachlan Davidson, flute, soprano saxophone
Mirko Guerrini, alto saxophone, clarinet
Estelita Rae, violin
Hugh Stuckey, guitar
Philip Rex, double bass
Matthias Schack-Arnott, percussion, vibraphone
Ray Pereira, percussion
Kieran Rafferty, drum kit

Recorded at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music in May, 2016.
Mixed and Mastered at Sing Sing Studios.


THANKYOUS
For their assistance in the creation and production of Zephyrix, the Monash Art Ensemble would like to thank the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and the jazz team at Monash University: Robert Burke, Paul Williamson and Jordan Murray, the Monash Academy of Performing Arts, Karl Willebrant, Ben Grayson, the Peggy Glanville-Hicks House, Jeremy Rose, Novak Manojlovic, Rick Milovanovic, the Vizard Foundation and the Robert Salzer Foundation.

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Barney McAll is a Grammy nominated ARIA winning artist who has worked with luminaries such as ; Gary Bartz, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Monder, SIA, Daniel Merriweather, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesely and Dewey Redman. Barney has played on over 100 recordings and has 25 solo records. ... more

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