Catharsis: Volume 1 - Because Bae | William Eckert

Catharsis: Volume 1 - Because Bae

by William Eckert

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	1.	devotion 02:23
	2.	mutterings & the birth of a theme 11:15
	3.	behind closed doors 02:26
	4.	because Bae 10:07
	5.	through the night 07:52
	6.	a play @ gaming 05:05
	7.	short on time 03:48
	8.	SCHOUch, that's hot 02:35

about

Without taking away the freedom of the listener to decide on where the music comes from and where it takes them, I offer this as an album of “Living” music: all improvised in late night recording sessions after putting my daughter to bed. Inspiration often came from melodies I would make up for her to lull her to sleep, or sounds she would make.
In step with documenting the development of our children: their playful manners, discovery of “mouth sounds” before actual language, I wanted to document some of my earliest phrases, forms, and sounds.
In truth I don’t think this album would exist if not for my daughter’s birth in May of 2022 . . . and the gentle push from my brother-in-sound, Claude Aldous, to pick up the saxophone just a month or so before.
I came to the alto saxophone from years as a vocalist and sound-making oddity and was excited at the prospect of extending my voice through this new vehicle for sound . . . And with that, this album is rooted in the documentation of development, curiosity, playfulness and, well . . . Catharsis.

~ W.E., November 2023 (after putting my daughter to sleep)

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released December 3, 2023

William Eckert-alto saxophone, mouth sounds

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Roust Records Potsdam, New York

Potsdam, New York-based Roust Records, founded and operated by William Eckert (with constant help from friends, cohorts and music makers), is a vehicle to promote and document the living music and some of the more obscure sounds from out of the isolated north country of Northern New York. ... more