Clang Sayne release new E.P. Sounding Seams to accompany documentary
Clang Sayne to release Sounding Seams on 6th June
The multi-cornered genre-defying Clang Sayne return with Sounding Seams, a brand new E.P. to be released on 6th June. Founded and fronted by Wexford’s Laura Hyland, Clang Sayne last featured on the site when touring the 2017 record The Round Soul of the World, which Hyland toured around Ireland with long-time collaborators Carolyn Goodwin (woodwinds) & Matthew Jacobson (drums) who return for Sounding Seams. At once a sound and metal sculpture piece, Hyland began the project back in 2018 when invited by the Irish National Heritage Park in her hometown to compose a reaction to the “ancient art of metal forgery”.
A playful exploration of Pythagoras’ ‘music of the spheres’ hypothesis.
Sounding Seams E.P.
Referencing a myth concerning the ancient Greek philosopher and polymath Pythagoras’ encounter with a blacksmith, “and his ensuing vision of a musical cosmos – ‘the music of the spheres'”, the Wexford composer and songwriter conjured two live performances exploring the myth into the world through the use of a
sound installation constructed by dozens of DIY chimes, manifesting in a giant permanent chime sculpture. Hyland returned to the Heritage Park in 2022 with Goodwin and Jacobson (and guest musician Caimin Gilmore) to capture Sounding Seams as an E.P., recording live in a Crannóg – a prehistoric circular mud building).
Listen to Music of the Spheres on the player below.
Sounding Seams Documentary
The Sounding Seams project was also captured in video form, documenting the process from start to finish.
Watch the Sounding Seams documentary using the player below.
Clang Sayne
Clang Sayne was founded by Irish composer and songwriter Laura Hyland in 2008 to channel myriad musical influences into her songs via collaboration with fellow artists & musicians. Previous releases include Winterlands (2009), and The Round Soul of the World (2017).
Sounding Seams by Clang Sayne is released via Bandcamp on 6th June 2024.
For more on Clang Sayne visit clangsayne.com
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