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Kate Moore: Oil Drums

from After Julia [studio album] by Decibel

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A recurring nightmare:
The sound of drills and oil drums across a barren desert; And that voice—a cry— a song from a forgotten memory.
Delphi has an oracle for you.
What are you going to do when all is said and done? The world is in shatters.
They’re coming for the treasure you hold
(The moguls and the monopolies). It isn’t pretty.
The black ocean sucks and sucks, Pulling ever towards that final wave That will stop your heart,
Soak your lungs,
Blind your vision.
Is this your oracle?
Young land far away;
Free from war, famine and disease. Is this not the terror
You are running from?

Kate Moore is an Australian musician and composer of new music based in the Netherlands. She creates worlds of sound for acoustic and electroacoustic media and writes instrumental music, concert music, sound installations and more. She specialises in creating surprising performance scenarios that feature virtuosic instrumentalists and musicians set amidst unusual and alternative performance circumstances. Active on the international scene, Moore has had works performed by acclaimed ensembles including ASKO|Schönberg, the Bang On A Can All-Stars, the Grand Band, Stracc, the Amsterdam Cello Octet, Trio Scordatura, TwoSense, The Song Company, Ensemble Klang and De Ereprijs Orkest. Her work has been performed in venues including Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and at major festivals including The Holland Festival, The Sydney Film Festival, ISCM World Music Days 2010 and MATA 2009. She has worked with many ensembles including Slagwerk Den Haag, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Nieuw Ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Calder Quartet, Ensemble Offspring, and Asko|Schönberg. She holds a doctorate from The Conservatorium of Sydney (Sydney University 2008-2012). She completed her masters at the Koninklijk Conservatorium (2002-2004) and received a Bachelor of Music with first class honours from the Australian National University (1998-2001), where she was awarded a University Medal. She was awarded prizes including Den Haag Toptalent (2012), De Komeet cultural award (2010) and the Carlsbad Festival of Music Composition Prize (2010) among others.
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from After Julia [studio album], track released September 4, 2023
Recorded by both Stuart James and Hadyn Buxton, live telematically between Soundfield Perth and Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance Digital Hub at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia during the COVID19 lockdowns. Mixed by Stuart James.

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