QʷalsamtimutkʷˀItaluc'ik (And Now He Almost Did Make Himself Into Hemlock Needles, It Is Said) Sound

Comes in a gatefold sleeve with 16 page booklet included. Recorded on 18 January 2001 in Udine - the red room [sound-source: rattle-harp (drift metal, string, wire, bells, bone, wood)] Treated & composed on 9-12 February 2002 in Udine - the black room [studio equipment: DAT, reel-to-reel tape recorder, analogue mixer & EQ] Digitally mastered in 2006. Photographic series taken in 2005. This work was once dedicated to Luisa Tomasetig. The title of this project is in Nuxalk language (Salishan family). It has been collected by H.F. Nater in Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada. [cf. Nater, H.F. - "The Bella Coola Language". National Museums of Canada, Ottawa 1984] All photos have been taken at Caneo natural reserve, Fossalon di Grado, Isonzo river mouth, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, 0 m. asl. The very occasional faint crackles are digital faults from the original recording; as part of the document they have not been erased. Design [Graphic Design], Liner Notes [Texts] – Giancarlo Toniutti Graphics [Graphic Assistance] – Giuliano Tarlao Mastered By [Digital] – Giorgio Tomasini Photography By [Photographic Series] – Giuliano Tarlao