Written in the Dark, by Matthew Sheens

Written in the Dark

by Matthew Sheens

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1.	Written in the Dark: Part I, II, III 10:45	buy track
2.	Written in the Dark: Part IV 02:59	buy track
3.	Written in the Dark: Part V, VI 08:29	buy track
4.	Written in the Dark: Part VII 05:34	buy track
5.	Written in the Dark: Part VIII 06:09	buy track
6.	Written in the Dark: Part IX, X 11:02	buy track

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On what was meant to be the last day of a visit home to Australia, I was involved in a bike crash which left my left leg and right hand broken. In the four months I spent learning how to play music and walk again, the thematic material for Written in the Dark began to form. During my convalescence, I forced my (unbroken) left hand to play in all registers of the piano, which unexpectedly expanded my compositional approach. While in hotel quarantine in Sydney during the 2020 Pandemic, I consolidated these ideas into a ten-part through-composed piece. With less reverence for traditional jazz structures and more interest in sustaining ideas over long periods of time, I endeavoured to leave plenty of room for the entire quartet to leave their mark on what ended up being somewhat of a technically demanding weird dream.

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released October 20, 2023

Matthew Sheens: Piano/ Composition
Hugh Stuckey: Guitar
Matt Penman: Bass
Kenneth Salters: Drums

Engineered by Charles Mueller and Ryan Streber. Mix/ Mastered by Dave Darlington

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