Seymour Wright's fourth, full solo record.
A 4-CD-set:
SEASONAL RITES (2017-2023)
ANCIENT RITES (2003-2008)
(IF) I REMEMBER RITES (2020)
REAL AND IMAGINARY RITES (2022-2023)
Alto saxophone solos recorded between 2023 and 2003.
In an oblong sleeve, 2 x 300gsm sheets, 4 discs, sleeve-notes.
Sounds, words and design by Seymour Wright.
These RITES are designed (realised and situated) – through/in – the saxophone, as:
(conic) vessel,
text,
structure,
lens,
‘kitchen’,
nexus,
body/organ(s),
rhythm,
ecology/knot,
speculative (entrepreneurial) invention,
(and shadow).
Recorded in London (and Brussels) between 2023 and 2003.
They follow on from, and update, Seymour Wright of Derby (2008), Seymour Writes Back (2014), and Is This Right? (2017).
credits
released July 28, 2023
Sounds, words, and design Seymour Wright.
