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On May 5, 2023, GRAMMY-winning vocal band Roomful of Teeth — a “remarkable” (New York Times) “experimental group that is changing what it means to harmonize” (The New Yorker) and “gleefully dismantling the traditional definition of ensemble singing right before our ears” (NPR) — releases their long-awaited new album, Rough Magic. The record, premiere recordings of four works created for and (significantly) with the group, is an explosive departure from their previous recordings, leading listeners through the beauty and struggle of language while showcasing, once again, the band’s unwavering commitment to pushing the boundaries of vocal music. From high-gloss, 80s-style synth-charged passages to early Steve Reich tape-piece-type sounds, Rough Magic articulates a grand experience of language, its limits, and its rapturous — if not darkly mysterious — magic.
released May 5, 2023
Roomful of Teeth:
Estelí Gomez
Martha Cluver
Caroline Shaw
Eliza Bagg
Virginia Kelsey
Eric Dudley
Thann Scoggin
Dashon Burton
Cameron Beauchamp
Brad Wells, Founder and Co-Artistic Director
Cameron Beauchamp, Co-Artistic Director
Rough Magic:
Album Art by Jon Verney
Recorded at Studio9, MASS MoCA and The Hive
Mixed at The Hive
Recording Engineer - Randall L. Squires
Mixing Engineer - Zach Hanson
Mastered by Randall L. Squires
Produced by William Brittelle
Additional production by Brad Wells and Cameron Beauchamp
Editing - Randall Squires
Additional recording and initial mix of None More Than You by Jeff Cook
Synths - Eric Dudley, William Brittelle
Psychedelics composed by William Brittelle
None More Than You composed by Eve Beglarian
The Isle composed by Caroline Shaw
Bits torn from words composed by Peter S. Shin
alternative classical a capella new classical new music vocal Williamstown
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