Logan Perry | The Great Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States

Juuku Pass, Kyrgyzstan

The Great Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States, is a graphic score which was inspired by a glacier collapse on Juuku Pass in rural Kyrgyzstan. In the creation, I was seeking specifically to portray the incredible speed and intensity of glacial collapses, and also the physical space that glacial collapses encompass. By limiting myself to a binary system of colors, I have created a piece which is motionless from afar but rapidly changing upon close inspection; a gargantuan block of static noise which evolves like a Jackson Pollock the more analysis it's given. 

The title comes from the literal translation of the Bardo Thodol, more commonly known in the west as the Tibetan book of the dead. The Bardo Thodol describes an intermediate state between death and reincarnation, and the goal of being in this state is to liberate the soul from the cycle of reincarnation. This concept, along with other concepts of Mahayana Buddhism, are concepts I've recently become interested in exploring in improvisation. 

The Great Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States is scored for any instrumentation. 

Biography:

Logan Perry (b. 2006) is a composer, multi - instrumentalist, improviser, and sound artist, who creates music which is hyper attentive in its relation to environments and how different environments influence the creative process. He runs the online music label Ojo Music, as well as the Ojo Music Newsletter, interviewing artists from a range of backgrounds. Perry frequently appears on charity compilations and has spearheaded some of his own, tackling issues from abortion rights to flood relief. Perry has also been featured on the Minus Zero label with his release “Commedia Dell’ Arte!” Perry is an active member of the Baltimore avant - garde music scene, has been featured in Downtown Music Gallery’s newsletter for his album “Laceration Hazard”, reviewed by Commodity Fetish Records, volunteered at the High Zero festival, and awarded excellent ratings for the Maryland Music Edjucator’s Association’s Young Composer Project for his aleatoric piece “Cutting Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face”. Other notable works include the graphic scores “969 Myanmar”, “Reeds / Strings (I & II)”, “Considering The Interior Of This Room (for Trap Drum Kit), and “Pulgasari”.