Ash and Bone

David Long

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This new recording by David Long defies easy generic tags. Acoustic electronica, alt-folk, alt-chamber music or experimental instrumental are vaguely in the ballpark, but as David says, his music makes a constellation of these musical styles but never quite rests in any one of them.

‘The pieces combine my love of odd and unusual “munted” sounds and textures with the beauty and skill that other musicians bring in their wonderful performances.’

Musicians:
Carolyn Mills (harp)
Andrew Jarvis (tuba)
Mark Carter (trumpet)
Rachel Vernon (bass clarinet)
Pat Barry (clarinet)
Bridget Douglas (flute)
Riki Gooch (percussion and electronics)
David Long (synthesisers, banjo, electronics, electric guitar)

All music composed, arranged and produced by David Long
Recorded at the Adam Concert Room, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
Recorded and mixed by Graham Kennedy
Mastered by Mike Gibson
Scores prepped by Ming Shi
Cover Image by Karl Maughan
Designed by UnkleFranc
Printed by Studio Q

This recording was made possible through a grant from Creative New Zealand. Thanks to Hamish McKeich, Karl Maughan, Steve Garden, Robin Bryant, Kirsten, Daniel and Francis

Released: 25 January 2022
Catalogue: RAT-D124

DAVID LONG BIO

David started his musical career performing in the Braille Collective in bands such as Six Volts and Jungle Suite in the late 1980s. In 1990 he started The Mutton Birds with Don McGlashan and made three albums over the next seven years.

At the same time, he began to compose for contemporary dance and film and television. Returning to New Zealand after some years away he worked on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy creating (with Plan 9 Music) the music of Middle Earth.

Since then, he has composed for many films and TV series including the BBC adaptation of The Luminaries (winning the 2020 APRA award for original music in a TV series). He also has made albums with bands The Labcoats and Teeth and released a number of his own albums.

David Long (davidlongnz.com)

https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/david-long