Splitting Circles

by Joel Laviolette

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Taking us on a journey that weaves us in two directions around the circle of fifths, Joel Laviolette's latest piece, Splitting Circles, is a captivating experiment.

Inspired by an interview where Jacob Collier talked about stacking fifths in a single chord creating an ever-expanding "happy" chord, Joel took this concept and ran with it. He started with a root and fifth dyad and then went up a fifth ("happy") and down a fifth("pensive") simultaneously. He then built dyads on those results. By continuing in this pattern, the music forms a kaleidoscopic spiral that is both moving away from itself and into itself. The melodies dance around this contrast creating a thread that we can traverse. Sparse percussion interweaves to give us a foundation, and chiming guitars add an organic texture that blends beautifully with the chimes, piano, and marimba, and bells.

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The circle is splitting

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released May 31, 2019
Recorded and produced by Joel Laviolette.
2019 Joel Laviolette Publishing
Released on Ecstatic Wave Records

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Joel Laviolette Austin, Texas

Ecstatic Dance DJ
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Mbira player
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Interactive Site Installation Artist
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Film Composer
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Modular Synth Addict
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IMDB Credited
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