Binary Suite, by Brian Shankar Adler

Binary Suite

by Brian Shankar Adler

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1.	I. Am I a robot or an ape? 01:48	buy track
2.	II. Be! 02:19	buy track
3.	III. I am. / U R 01:00	buy track
4.	IV. Or a zombie? 02:44	buy track

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“Binary Suite” is percussionist/composer Brian Shankar Adler's response to the prediction that humans and machines will soon merge and become one. Written in 2015 and inspired by chance processes, it is a meditation in four movements based on his existential pondering (see text below).

Am I a robot or an ape?
Be!
I am. / U R 
Or a zombie? 
The secrets lie in the code.

The above text was converted into binary code. The "1"s and "0"s were assigned to sounds and silences, becoming the compositional material that developed into "Binary Suite."

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released April 12, 2019

Santiago Leibson. piano
Rob Jost. bass
Brian Shankar Adler. drums, percussion, computer

*Special guest, Kamala Sankaram. voice

Composed by Brian Shankar Adler (Circavision, ASCAP)

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Brian Shankar Adler New York, New York

Described as "a polyrhythmic force… New York City gritty yet still somehow capable of evoking the delicacy of a summer breeze…” (JazzTimes), multidisciplinary percussionist/composer Brian Shankar Adler transcends the terrain between genre and geographic region, asking: how can we find connection through rhythm? ... more

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