Delimitations: limitations defined by the researcher. The composer creates borders and includes inside of them an unpredictable soundscape made of words. Delimitations is a collection of 30 graphic scores that have no structural connection with each other. The purpose of these scores is to provide ideas for improvisation sessions and not to build a “piece” by combining them. Every score in Delimitations is an autonomous unit. Performers are invited to make a group realization of the composition using this material. The resultant realization should be the product of a conversation between the performers and it should by no means be decided by one single person. While working on the graphic procedures of the piece, performers are invited to discuss and agree on the ways they will translate the graphics musically.
The 17 mindbending songs on this compilation represent minimalist experimental music at its best, a collage of blips and static. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 3, 2022
An experimental composer from Ireland, Stephen Roddy proves equally adept at crushing soundscapes as he does mysterious melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 13, 2022