An elaborate, authoritative acoustic re-imagining of Taylor Deupree’s seminal electronic album Stil. (2002), Sti.ll is the result of a multi-year collaboration between Deupree and arranger/producer Joseph Branciforte to bring Deupree’s explorations of extreme repetition and stillness into the world of notated chamber music. Clarinet, vibraphone, cello, double bass, flute, and percussion stand in for the digital loops and granular processing of Deupree’s original, with meticulously notated arrangements preserving the all rhythmic, formal, and textural complexity of these compositions. Transcribed and arranged by Greyfade’s Joseph Branciforte and performed by an ensemble of notable New York creative musicians — Madison Greenstone, Ben Monder, Laura Cocks, Christopher Gross, and Sam Minaie, alongside Branciforte and Deupree themselves — Sti.ll is a landmark recording situated between the electronic and acoustic worlds.
Album Credits
SNOW/SAND
Joseph Branciforte vibraphone, paper, snaps
Taylor Deupree snare drum, paper, bells
Madison Greenstone clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
Christopher Gross cello
RECUR
Joseph Branciforte vibraphone, lap harp
Laura Cocks flute
Taylor Deupree glockenspiel, lapharp
Christopher Gross cello
Sam Minaie double bass
Ben Monder acoustic guitar
TEMPER
Madison Greenstone clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, shaker
STIL.
Joseph Branciforte vibraphone, bass drum
Stil. (2002) written by Taylor Deupree
Transcription & acoustic arrangements by Joseph Branciforte
Produced by Joseph Branciforte
Recorded at Greyfade Studio, Mount Vernon, NY
Engineered by Joseph Branciforte
Edited & mixed by Joseph Branciforte & Taylor Deupree at Greyfade Studio & 12k
Mastered by Taylor Deupree at 12k
Cover art by Marcus Fischer
