IMPROVISATIONS ON AMPLIFIED & PREPARED DOUBLE BASS (Shhpuma 2022)

by Gonçalo Almeida

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	1.	IMPROVISATIONS ON AMPLIFIED & PREPARED DOUBLE BASS I 09:59
	2.	IMPROVISATIONS ON AMPLIFIED & PREPARED DOUBLE BASS II 02:45
	3.	IMPROVISATIONS ON AMPLIFIED & PREPARED DOUBLE BASS III 05:30
	4.	IMPROVISATIONS ON AMPLIFIED & PREPARED DOUBLE BASS IV 02:35
	5.	IMPROVISATIONS ON AMPLIFIED & PREPARED DOUBLE BASS V 06:47
	6.	IMPROVISATIONS ON AMPLIFIED & PREPARED DOUBLE BASS VI 02:44
	7.	IMPROVISATIONS ON AMPLIFIED & PREPARED DOUBLE BASS VII 03:09

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In the present album, Gonçalo Almeida questions the future of the double bass and of music in general, inventing a sound that has not yet been heard. Like many important discoveries, his invention required more imagination than equipment: « my setup is simple », he says, « just an amp and a volume pedal».
Listening to the seven tracks of this album, one also imagines a subtle interaction between the amp and the bass: slight movements that change the position and distance of the resonator (the body of the bass) from the speaker to create controlled feedback. We also imagine something like a gymnopédie with the volume pedal, to modulate a distortion that enhances the bowing stroke, the pizzicato resonance and several mysterious preparations.
The improviser has the advantage over the traditional composer of hearing in great detail the specificity of the sound he invents. This live listening pushes him to other lines that he would not have imagined in the silence of a working room. Obviously, the new sound of the double bass discovered by Gonçalo Almeida has directed his music towards unexplored paths.The trio of timbres born from the combination of feedback, distortion and acoustics led him to lines and energies that he had not yet developed in his previous albums. Clearly, the music on this album is something else.

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released November 18, 2022

Gonçalo Almeida Amplified and prepared double bass

All music by Gonçalo Almeida

Recorded by Gonçalo Almeida at Atelier Le Sud, Rotterdam | Mixed by Gonçalo Almeida | Mastered by Daniele Martini
Produced by Gonçalo Almeida | Executive production by Travassos for Trem Azul | Design & artwork by Travassos

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Gonçalo Almeida Rotterdam, Netherlands

Bassist and composer Gonçalo Almeida (Lisbon, 1978) lives in Rotterdam, Netherlands.He has been making a mark as one of Netherlands’s most interesting new generation bass players. His projects involve the forerunners of the Dutch and Portuguese jazz scenes, bridging modern jazz, free jazz, jazzcore and free improvisation. ... more

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