Ro(b)//ert Lundberg Releases 'by-passing-upon'
by-passing-upon from Ro(b)//ert Lundberg is out now on limited run CD/cassette, and accompanying photobook. Built from a palette of double bass, cello, clarinet, percussion, synthesizer, masking tape, and water-filled vessels, the piece merges sonorous ambient tones with driving rhythms and flowing, bubbling patterns.
A score both graphic and notated -- as well as stage props (including multi-colored tape, ladders, a kettle, and beach balls) -- prompted Lundberg’s ensemble to realize a work existing in the fluid space between pre-composed and improvised music.
The by-passing-upon photobook expands the visual and thematic world of the project, inviting audiences to flip through 100 of Lundberg’s photographs alongside an unfolding poetic narrative.
The album features contributions from Chicago musicians Lia Kohl, Jeff Kimmel, and Sam Scranton, as well as movement artists Nina Vroemen, Jasmine Mendoza, Zachary Nicol. It was recorded live at Constellation by Nolan Chin, and mixed & mastered by John Dieterich.
double bass & composition: Ro(b)//ert Lundberg
cello & synthesizer: Lia Kohl
bass clarinet & synthesizer: Jeff Kimmel
percussion: Sam Scranton
water objects & tape: Jasmine Mendoza, Nina Vroemen, Zachary Nicol
movement direction: Nina Vroemen
recorded live at Constellation by Nolan Chin
mixed & mastered by John Dieterich
album design & layout by Matthew Sage, materials by Ro
artist photo by Elaine Suzanne Miller