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Concr​​​è​​​te Bending Vol. III - Independence Day

by Concrète Bending

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Independence Day 31:13
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Field recording taken of the daily candombe parade in the Palermo neighborhood, one of the main places of Afro-Uruguayan culture.

Recorded in Palermo neighbourhood, Montevideo, Uruguay.
July 4th and August 25th.

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Concr​​​è​​​te Bending is a Uruguayan field recordist. This release is Vol.III in an ongoing series of non-musical recordings captured throughout various parts of Montevideo, at various points in time.

'Independence Day' is one 30-minute long field recording of the daily candombe parade in the Palermo neighborhood - one of the main places of Afro-Uruguayan culture - on two separate dates.
Candombe is a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay among the descendants of liberated African slaves. This music is played during carnival times in Montevideo, and is performed on various percussive drums.
This recording begins with the sound of busy crowds gathered in the streets, getting ready for the festivities. The atmosphere is lively, energetic and jubilant. You will hear people talking and laughing, vehicles beeping, dogs barking and percussive instruments being tuned up and prepared. You will hear various bangs, rattles and rumbles along the way...
Eventually the music kicks in and the soundscape comes alive with cacophonous handclapping, rhythmic drumming and energetic movements. These syncopated rhythms are so wild, powerful and infectious - you can't help swaying as you listen. Around the midway point in the song, it sounds as if the microphone is much closer to the drums than earlier. You can hear and feel the rattles, vibrations, tones and timbres of these hollow wooded instruments, while birds chirp loudly and freely...
Towards the end of the recording, the volume and intensity slowly but gradually decreases, and the boisterous racket fades, until you're just left with an ambient room tone, some human movements, faint voices, distant traffic and dog barking, and a lone cat miaowing. Such an intriguing and engaging listening experience.


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released August 27, 2023

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