Xavier Dubois Foley is a contemporary American composer and virtuoso double bassist. He unites/mixes/fuses/uses different styles together in his works such as jazz, classical and Rhythm & blues. In The Falling Seagull he composed with the influence of the erhu, a Chinese string instrument, and with Irish folk music. I find it very inspiring (and appealing) that Foley is composing music that explores endless possibilities of the double bass as a versatile solo instrument!
Sasha Witteveen
Foley: The Falling Seagull (Single)
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About the album
Xavier Dubois Foley is a contemporary American composer and virtuoso double bassist. He unites/mixes/fuses/uses different styles together in his works such as jazz, classical and Rhythm & blues. In The Falling Seagull he composed with the influence of the erhu, a Chinese string instrument, and with Irish folk music. I find it very inspiring (and appealing) that Foley is composing music that explores endless possibilities of the double bass as a versatile solo instrument!
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Xavier Dubois Foley
The Falling Seagull
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More information
| Label | TRPTK |
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| Genre(s) | Classical – Contemporary (> 1920) |
| Artist(s) | Sasha Witteveen |
| Composer(s) | Foley, Xavier Dubois |
| Recording location(s) | Studio 150 Bethlehemkerk, Amsterdam (NL) |
| Recording date(s) | October 2023 |
| Cat. No. | TTK 0142 |
|---|---|
| Release date |
May 10th, 2024 |
Tech specs
| Microphones | Josephson C617 w/ Gefell MK221 capsules (main) |
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| Microphone preamps | Grace Design m801mk2 |
| AD/DA conversion | Merging Technologies Hapi MkII |
| Recording resolution | DSD 11.2MHz 1bit |
| Mastering resolution | PCM 352.8kHz 64bit |
| Monitoring (recording) | Audeze LCD-X |
| Monitoring (mastering) | Grimm Audio LS1be |
| Cabling | Purecable Optimus Link Microphone Cables |
"Double bass talent Sasha Witteveen (2003) has made an original and utterly convincing debut album. The title piece "Into the Light" is a sprawling journey from chaos to light by Dmitri Smirnov. The highlight is Xavier Dubois Foley's frenzied folk-virtuoso solo "The Falling Seagull", in which Witteveen's bass dances and sings."
Joep Stapel, NRC
