Erik Spangler

from Baltimore, United States

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Kawthar (2008)

6 tracks by Erik Spangler

A selection of abstract soundscape compositions by Erik Spangler, aka DJ Dubble8. Music inspired by water, forest, and the stages of the night.

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Clarinet Sonnet
Erik Spangler 69 1:09

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Clarinet Sonnet

Performed by my wife, Marie Rinkoski, on clarinet. Recorded in the woods around Ithaca NY, and layered with some scratchy vinyl pops. This clarinet melody is the introduction to a song I wrote on one of Pablo Neruda's Sonnets.

Uploaded 2008-09-11T20:58:49, listened to 69 times.
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Track: Clarinet Sonnet
Artist: Erik Spangler
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Kawthar (Vance Quartet)
Erik Spangler 109 11:56

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Kawthar (Vance Quartet)

This piece was written for the Vance Quartet, a student clarinet quartet at Oberlin in 2002. My wife is one of the 2 bass clarinetists heard on this recording-- we'd known each other for a few months... (more)

Uploaded 2008-09-06T04:28:23, listened to 109 times.
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Track: Kawthar (Vance Quartet)
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Inner Circle: Chorale
Erik Spangler 288 1:58

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Inner Circle: Chorale

A meditative space for guitar, harp, vibraphone, english horn, french horn, viola, cello, and double bass, from my large work "Mandala of the Four Directions" (2004).

Uploaded 2008-09-11T20:53:06, listened to 288 times.
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Track: Inner Circle: Chorale
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How can I choose to sleep
Erik Spangler 228 1:09

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How can I choose to sleep

I recorded this short solo vocal with a minidisc recorder while up in a tree. This is a one-take, one-track recording (with lots of delay added, to be sure). The bird you hear was actually accompanying... (more)

Uploaded 2008-09-12T02:57:07, listened to 228 times.
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mp3: 02_How_can_I_choose_to_sleep__Erik_in_a_tree_.mp3
Track: How can I choose to sleep
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High Lonesome: 1st driving ...
Erik Spangler 93 1:56

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High Lonesome: 1st driving scene

I recorded this short piece on guitar for my friend Andy Hulse's 2003 film "High Lonesome". This part is for a driving scene with no dialogue. Early morning in a southwestern Texas landscape.

Uploaded 2008-09-12T03:08:07, listened to 93 times.
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mp3: 1st_driving_scene.mp3
Track: High Lonesome: 1st driving scene
Artist: Erik Spangler
Album: High Lonesome

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Through Water's Eyes (postl...
Erik Spangler 65 4:59

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Through Water's Eyes (postlude)

In the summer of 2001, I took a road trip across the United States with two friends on some grant money from my grad school program. Our mission was to make a multimedia art documentary about... (more)

Uploaded 2008-09-06T03:59:07, listened to 65 times.

mp3: 02_Through_Water_s_Eyes__postlude_.mp3
Track: Through Water's Eyes (postlude)
Artist: Dubble8
Album: Water Journey 2001

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