TRACK LIST:
1. SEARCH 1997 (5:00)
for string septet and tape
2. THOSE ROADS 1994 (9:07)
for tape
3. PLUS CA CHANGE 1991, revised 1998 (12:40)
for violin, marimba and tape
4. SOURCE OF UNCERTAINTY - MODEL 266 1993 (8:00)
for tape
5. DEUCE 1993 (10:00)
for baroque flute, harpsichord and tape
6. FRANTIC MID-ATLANTIC 1995 (13:53)
for solo tap

Genre: Electroacoustic

Evelyn Ficarra's titles like 'Search', 'Those Roads' and 'Frantic Mid-Atlantic' are all imbued with notions of travel and journey, evoking her Sicilian, Swiss and Californian backgrounds. After a nomadic youth, Ficarra settled in Britain and studied composition with Jonathan Harvey. She is today regarded as one of the UK's most prominent women composers, her works being performed and broadcast regularly around the world.

This debut CD is a collection of Ficarra's most exciting recordings to date, revealing her extraordinary musical vocabulary ranging from string septet to solo tape via domestic appliances. 'Frantic Mid-Atlantic' is an often humourous journey through acoustic and electronic sound-collages, intimate whispers and lost airwave voices.

Reviews:
'Her tapework has a freshness and vitality increasingly rare in the genre... All are elegantly structured and deftly arranged, offering a restorative for listeners jaded by electroacoustic kitsch.' (The Wire)
'Shortwave symphony...the rhythms of interference' (Wired)
'Waves of oscillating ambience...a sense of humour' (EST)
'...soundscapes festooned with all manner of explosive eruptions, vibrant washes, and multiple droplets of sound.' (Performance)
'Landscapes of sound' (The Observer)
'Memorable' (Musical Opinion)

Credits:
Gogmagogs: string septet
Alwyne Pritchard: voice
David Le Page: violin
Daniella Ganeva: marimba
Eleanor Dawson: baroque flute
Jane Chapman: harpsichord