Alfonso de Borja

You probably knew him better as Pope Callixtus III. His legacy, aside from his advanced age, feebleness and incompetence, is marked by a widely-spread (and patently false) rumor that he successfully exorcised Halley's Comet in 1456.

Track № 2 of Demons of Gyrophonia's RPM2011 album, The Golden Age of Bastards.. A saxophone quartet I recorded with three of my closest friends. This is the first of four tracks from the album that features a single performer in a multitracked, improvised setting.

INSTRUMENTATION:

Trey Beauregard (yours truly): Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones

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posted by man vs sun (5 comments total)

this is seriously great. which came first? i]m guessing the baritone. i was reminded a bit of anthony braxton, though this is way more fun. loves it.
posted by peterkins at 6:49 PM on March 1, 2011

Yeah, I built it bottom-up. Thanks, p!
posted by man vs sun at 6:52 PM on March 1, 2011

That's pretty much my idea of a good time. Thanks guys.
posted by nicolin at 12:36 AM on March 2, 2011

Wow, so you did it all on your own ?
posted by nicolin at 12:37 AM on March 2, 2011

The performance end was exclusively me. askmeaboutLOOM did the post-production on this track and the whole of the album. Had we been thinking about it at the time, we would also have captured video...
posted by man vs sun at 4:13 AM on March 2, 2011