Hyperpiano Studies by Denman Maroney
Hyperpiano means playing the keys with one hand and the strings with the other using the objects pictured, namely Tibetan prayer bowls, copper bars, steel cylinders, marimba mallets, audio cassette boxes, CD jewel cases, rubber blocks, a potato masher, and an Ebow. I’ve been doing this for 50 years. The track titles indicate the tool(s) and technique(s) used. To learn more, see http://denmanmaroney.com/Hyper.html.
Tracklist
| 1. | Bar Near | 2:09 |
| 2. | Cassette Boxes | 5:20 |
| 3. | Bowls | 3:39 |
| 4. | Cylinder | 4:50 |
| 5. | Bar Rake | 5:46 |
| 6. | Bar Attack Slide | 2:25 |
| 7. | Bar Side Shake and Trip | 2:51 |
| 8. | Knives | 1:50 |
| 9. | Bar Bow Low | 3:40 |
| 10. | Bar Side Edge | 3:55 |
| 11. | Ebow and Bar | 6:37 |
| 12. | Rubber Sheet | 1:54 |
| 13. | Jewel Boxes | 5:18 |
| 14. | Masher | 2:11 |
| 15. | Mallets | 4:12 |
| 16. | Bar Bends | 1:48 |
| 17. | Bar End | 4:00 |
Credits
All tracks composed and performed by Denman Maroney.
License
All rights reserved.
Denman Maroney is known for his "hyperpiano" techniques (playing the keys with one hand and the strings with other using slides and bows of metal, plastic, rubber, and wood) and his “temporal harmonies” (composing and improvising in multiple tempos). He has recorded for Outnow, Porter, Innova, Clean Feed, Nuscope, Kadima, Cryptogramophone, New World, Mutable, Victo, and Erstwhile among others.