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AER 7 (the record's only track) is a piece i wrote in 1990, of which a guitar version is included in my debut album, Sound Mind Sound Body, released two years later. It was a move from the earlier "AER" pieces i made from 1987 to 1990, normally done with a drone guitar sound in a shifting, layered structure. AER 7 has a similar kind of structure but it was a departure in the sense that i replaced solid sound with empty space.

I have always regarded AER 7 as a melodic generator, or "generative", a word i would learn later on. It's written in a way that prevents repetition and generates unpredictable results, apart from the pace and the set of notes. I've always been fascinated by Webern's "klangfarbenmelodie" idea and the way the aleatoric melodic line is distributed among different instruments may be a modest reflection of that. Written in my early years, it also shows deep interest in John Cage's composition methods and my involvement with Ambient music.

This is the piano version, beautifully performed by Joana Gama.

[Rafael Toral, April 2020]

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released May 1, 2020
Composed and produced by Rafael Toral
Joana Gama, piano

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Joana Gama is a Portuguese pianist who, in the last few years, has been devoting much of her time to the music of Erik Satie. She has a PHD in Portuguese contemporary music for piano and works frequently with performing arts. Her discography is present in the labels Shhpuma, Room40, mpmp, Pianola, Grand Piano and Boca/Douda Correria. ... more

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