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Hipster Zombies from Mars

CD

Hipster Zombies from Mars : piano music for a post-ironic age / Nicholas Vines, composer ; Ryan MacEvoy McCullough, piano.

  • Published by Navona Records — July, 2018 [NV6173] — 2 CDs (96 min.)
  • Sales Availability: This item may be available to purchase from the Australian Music Centre.
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  • Library Availability: CD 2957 — Available for loan

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This item may be available to purchase from the Australian Music Centre.
Please contact our Sales Department to confirm pricing and availability.

Featured Australian works

  Work Composer PerformersDuration
20/20 frames (2017) Movt IV of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 3 mins, 36 sec.
and the freaks shall inherit the earth... (2017) Movt IX of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 4 mins, 28 sec.
Bad Appletude (2017) Movt III of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 4 mins, 16 sec.
Bob Springmones Holed My Pink Stones (2017) Movt X of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 3 mins, 35 sec.
Crucifixie (2017) Movt VII of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 4 mins
Grease on the Handlebars (2017) Movt I of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 3 mins, 26 sec.
HRH Prince Albert (2017) Movt V of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 4 mins, 34 sec.
Microbrew IV (2017) Movt XI of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 4 mins, 50 sec.
my love is like a dead, dead pose... (2017) Movt VI of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 5 mins, 8 sec.
Organic, VG, fair trade (2017) Movt II of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 3 mins, 59 sec.
skinny, skinny jeans (2017) Movt VIII of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 4 mins, 14 sec.
Terraformation (1999) Piano sonata no. 1
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Oct 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 27 mins, 53 sec.
Too Much Ink (2017) Movt XII of 'Indie Ditties', for piano
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jun 17.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 4 mins, 13 sec.
Uncanny Valley (2011) Variations and Theme for pianoforte
Recorded/performed at: Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA, on Jul 16.
Nicholas Vines Ryan MacEvoy McCullough 17 mins, 12 sec.

Product details

Nicholas Vines presents HIPSTER ZOMBIES FROM MARS, his third PARMA Recordings album. This collection of three major piano works by Dr. Vines was recorded on location at Cornell University with artist Ryan MacEvoy McCullough at the piano. For all of the flash one might expect from the album title, Vines bypasses gimmickry in order to capture something sophisticated.

Standouts include the four-movement Terraformation for pianoforte, inspired by Kim Stanley Robinson's science-fiction novel "Red Mars." Vines depicts the technology's influence on nature by lifting traditional classical forms and acclimating them to a modernist viewpoint. McCullough captivates the listener with his careful attention to the futuristic timeline into which Vines' tone clusters have been poetically mapped.

Indie Ditties: Twelve Scapes for Piano is a social commentary on the modern hipster movement. The multi-genre piano melodies are thoughtfully constructed, telling a story that is both interesting and musically complex.

Concentrating carefully, a keen listener will hear familiar incidental phrases in the most unexpected of places (hint: Movement III, Bad Appletude is not about produce). Vines describes his compositional technique as " firmly rooted in the technical resources of the Western classical canon, while embracing sounds and ideas from an array of popular, experimental, Australian and non-Western traditions. This combination of rigour and pluralism gives rise to music at once vectored and kaleidoscopic."

Duration: 96 min.

Liner notes include program notes, and biographical notes about composer and performer.


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