Harmonic Series 3, by Rafael Toral

Harmonic Series 3

by Rafael Toral

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Portable installation audio CD, limited to 100 copies and gatefold cover designed by Rafael Toral.

Includes unlimited streaming of Harmonic Series 3 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Harmonic Series 3
"Harmonic Series" was produced in 2003 and its output was two records and an installation version, which remained unreleased this far. Beyond ambient, this version is not meant as “music” but as a sound, a sound to inhabit a space. It has no performing input and I meant it to be in motion but still, and in an emotionally transparent way. Sound installations are usually specific to a site (often called “site-specific”), whereas "Harmonic Series 3" is portable, to fit in any space of your choice (hence the “site-universal” sub- title). It’s made of sinewaves, tuned to natural harmonics of a frequency, gradually surging, receding and panning at different rates (a few added interference tones occasionally also produce beat frequencies). Harmonics are a phenomenon of Nature and have been studied since around 2500 years ago.

Rafael Toral, 2003, 2021

Other recordings on the Harmonic Series series:

Harmonic Series 0
Table of the Elements LP, 2003
One-sided transparent vynil special edition (short version).

Harmonic Series 2
Headz CD, 2003
The full length composition based on the Japan tour concerts.

credits

released July 26, 2021

Rafael Toral: Sinewaves, design.
Jürgen Heckel: Photography.
Produced at Noise Precision in Lisbon, late 2003.

Headphone listening also recommended.

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Rafael Toral Portugal

Rafael Toral, born in Lisbon, has been bouncing between the music within sounds and the sounds beyond music since he was a teenager.

Booking: nelson@filhounico.com

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May 3

Gnration

Braga, Portugal
May 4

Teatro Ibérico / Igreja De Madredeus

Lisbon, Portugal
Jun 20

Silent Green

Berlin, Germany
Jun 23

Cafe OTO

London, UK
Aug 8

Cem Soldos

Tomar, Portugal

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