Press Release

LISTEN/MOVE is an album of new music for contemporary dance, and for contemporary listening. This electronic album is one of powerful, dynamic timbral explorations governed by a musical aesthetic which is melodic, accessible, and loaded with imagery.

This CD is one of a limited-edition pre-release production run of 1000 discs. 900 copies were recently distributed to professional choreographers and dancers via The Place Dance Agency in London. The recording is royalty-free for use in dance projects and performances - we want choreographers to create dance, not call their lawyers.

Much of the music on this album was composed and produced using framing techniques - a compositional process which involves building musical elements from interactive, object-oriented software components. Tracks on the album are drawn from material in five years' worth of dance performance projects.

CASSIEL live performances for dance are keyboardless, and make use of custom-built performance controllers. Our musical process emphasises articulation, interaction and improvisation in the live construction of timbral components. This process meshes well with that used by choreographers, and allows us to perform music without using backing tapes, sequencers or sampled loops.

LISTEN/MOVE is published by Atomic City Records, Pittsburgh.

CASSIEL is a Scottish project dedicated to the live performance and construction of electronic scores for contemporary dance. We have been involved in numerous projects, including music performance at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, dance development at Edinburgh's national dance agency, outdoor Butoh in the Scottish Borders, and an Edinburgh Festival Fringe show for the Continental Shifts dance season.

For more information about CASSIEL contact Nick Rothwell on +44(0) 7010 707103, or email press@cassiel.com.