Volume Eight - Before Birth to Expiration

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	1.	Balloon Breath 06:01
	2.	Do Oxygen Masks Matter? 11:10
	3.	Bird Keys, WTF (For Levi Erik) 02:35
	4.	Forest-Plugged Stage (for 910 Noise) 04:39
	5.	J420 Disappears 03:20
	6.	Learning the Birds 02:49
	7.	Before Birth to Expiration 14:11
	8.	Fall Window (for JM) 06:01

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"There is a good deal of attention to detail here as each sound or group of sounds is carefully manipulated. Those of you who appreciate electronic music or the selective sampling of odd sounds should take note as this is an impressive array of sonic exploration done with taste and craft."-Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG

Welcome to my Eighth Volume. It's been a long journey, the CTb project starting as far back as 1984 with an Atari computer, a couple of synths and a microphone. That song project was my obsession for the next decade, and paused for a few years when I moved to NYC, my life changing and my ears absorbing a tremendous amount and diversity of music and sound. When I fully returned to my sound work I had less interest in song, and a great deal of interest in sonic experimentation, with a tangent interest in sound poetry. My tools changed, preferring a merging of acoustic instruments with electronics, less about keyboards and more about sound. I also embraced studio improvisation, spontaneous composition that became meat for projects using the studio as a compositional tool.

The last album I released, Evolvensum (Volume 7) cleared out a lot of that 1990s and early 2000s work that I had wanted to share with listeners. While satisfied with that album, it wasn't an accurate reflection of my most recent work, working methods and sonic configurations. This release brings listeners up to current times, most of the pieces having been composed and developed over the time between the release of Volume 7 & this new Volume 8.

For good or bad I create a tremendous amount of music regularly, and sifting through the years to select these track was challenging. Many of my favorite sounds will be heard throughout the album, including balloons, birds, disruptive sounds, insidious laughter and rich microtonal interactions. I hope that the selection and pacing is captivating enough to prevent converting this CD into a coaster.

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released February 2, 2024

phil zampino-compositions & improvisations, acoustic & synthetic instruments, field recordings & samples

Levi Erik - field recordings & voice
(Learning the Birds)

910 Noise Members Carl Kruger,
Grant Stewart, John Bishop,
Authorless, Ryan Lewis -
voices & sounds
(Forest-Plugged Stage)

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CHANGES TO blind Wilmington, North Carolina

CTb was borne in Syracuse, NY in the mid 80s. Originally the trio of phil zampino, Mortimer deSquid & Heraldo deSquid, only zampino survives. Wires and boxes were dragged about and throttled, moving to Manhattan in 1992 as improvisation krept into the mix. Now in Wilmington, NC the kurrent state of affairs involves exposition, as CTb airs its dirty underdrawers for the listener's disdain. ... more

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