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Derek Piotr
Bahar

Album GB 2015 on Bit-Phalanx label
(Abstract, Classical, Glitch, IDM, Contemporary, Leftfield)

'Bahar' is the fifth album by Polish born / New England based producer, vocalist and sound artist, Derek Piotr, and his his debut for Bit-Phalanx, and finds Piotr delivering unfussy, straight-forward beat-work and his most direct and confident vocal lines to date. The album title, as with many of Piotr's titles, can be interpreted several ways. In Turkish, Bahar means "spring”, but can also be translated from Maltese to mean "sea". The album was recorded with four woodwind players and showcases Piotr's classical training for the first time in his solo career. Since his debut full length, AGORA, Piotr has eschewed conventional notation in favor of intuitive and electro-acoustic composition processes, but Bahar marks a return to his formal education. Piotr abandons the complex programming and abstract vocal play his previous album 'Tempatempat' in favour of blunt outsider pop with personal lyrical content. The record was entirely self-produced. Artwork for the album was completed by Antye Greie-Ripatti (aka AGF), and mastered by Cory Allen at Altered Ear. The album is released as standard CD in jewel case, download and Limited Edition Deluxe Cassette (of just 50 copies. Each individually hand-numbered, and featuring a bonus remix and a download coupon).

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	Derek Piotr voc, US composed by, producer, performer, lyrics by, album by
	David Elkin-Ginnetti , bass clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone
	Ivan Cheng , clarinet
	Zach Thorpe voc, GB flute
	No Pomo , oboe

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