<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "> <FONT size="4"><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0px"><A href="http://www.sirr-ecords.com">http://www.sirr-ecords.com</A><BR> <BR> We are very proud to present this new release:<BR> <BR> | <B>Pedro Carneiro <BR> </B>| <B>Improbable Transgressions<BR> </B>| 2cd | sirr 0028<BR> <BR> featuring: Stephan Mathieu, Convolution Brothers, Chris Brown, Ivan <BR> Franco, Brandon Labelle,João Pedro Oliveira, André Sier, Cristian <BR> Vogel, Ralf Wehowsky<BR> <BR> <BR> "Improbable Transgressions" is a double cd presenting a unique <BR> proposal of the internationally acclaimed classical and <BR> contemporary percussionist Pedro Carneiro. For his debut recording <BR> on Sirr, Pedro improvised nine solo five-octave marimba pieces, <BR> each one dedicated to a specific sound artist - and each one of <BR> these "tokens" were then sent to their particular dedicatee, with a <BR> short humurous note: «please hack me».<BR> <BR> Disc "solo marimba improvisations" contains 9 solo for marimba <BR> recorded live, with no edits or overdubs. Each Improvisation is an <BR> open invitation to that particular artist to explore different <BR> modus operandi of their own idiom, using the sonic scope of the <BR> improvisation as the sole raw material for their digital audio "hack".<BR> <BR> Disc "transgressions" contains 9 hacks/interpretations from artists <BR> across a diverse field of musical genres: Convolution Brothers, <BR> Chris Brown, Ivan Franco, Brandon Labelle, Stephan Mathieu João <BR> Pedro Oliveira, André Sier, Cristian Vogel, Ralf Wehowsky - this <BR> disc present the final reworking of their respective solo <BR> improvisations.<BR> <BR> With an 8 page booklet full of liner notes, «Improbable <BR> Transgressions» is an exciting double album, featuring <BR> collaborative work involving an explosive mix of creative artists <BR> working in the field of digital audio processing and experimental <BR> music.<BR><BR> <BR><B> about Pedro Carneiro</B><BR> Percussionist, composer and conductor, Pedro Carneiro is internationally <BR> acclaimed as one of the leading solo classical percussionists of today, he <BR> is a regular guest soloist in prestigious festivals, venues and orchestras <BR> throughout five continents. His repertoire spans from Bach, Schumann, <BR> Debussy to Feldman, Reich, Carter and Xenakis. As composer, his works <BR> explore the spatialization of intense noise discharges and manipulated <BR> Percussion.<BR> <BR> <BR> <B>Release event<BR> </B><BR> Pedro Carneiro will be present at the Art Gallery António Prates, in Lisbon, for the release of his recent cds:<BR> <BR> May, 25, 20h30.<BR> Galeria António Prates<BR> Rua Alexandre Herculano, 39A<BR> 1250-009 Lisboa<BR> <BR> Oxymoron is released in the ECM New Series, View from Olympus by Rattle <BR> Records and of course, Improbable Transgressions, the double CD, on SIRR.<BR> <BR> Besides Pedro, also Leonel Moura, Paulo Raposo, Ivan Franco and André Sier <BR> will be present to give a concert and discuss the new works with the <BR> audience.<BR> <BR> <BR> New Sirr space :: <BR> <FONT color="#0000FF"><U><A href="http://www.myspace.com/sirrlabel">http://www.myspace.com/sirrlabel</A><BR> </U></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0px"><BR> <BR> </SPAN><FONT size="4"><SPAN style="font-size:11.0px">| If you want to buy Sirr releases you can order directly from us, using our PayPal account. <BR> paypal address is : orders [at] sirr-ecords [dot] com<BR> alternatively, search for a <FONT color="#FF6600">shop</FONT> or <FONT color="#FF6600">distributor</FONT> close to you.<BR> <BR> <A href="http://www.sirr-ecords.com">http://www.sirr-ecords.com</A><BR> <BR> <BR> </SPAN></FONT></FONT> </BODY></HTML>