Ted Reichman — Vie en Rose

vie en rose by Ted ReichmanOrder on BandcampBuy on Apple Music Stream on Spotify The six tracks on vie en rose flow together and speak to the listener and each other like the story of a journey from a starting point to a transformative destination, almost like a romantic era symphony or one of the classic concept albums of the ‘70s. Asked if this was by design, Reichman demurs: “It’s not a concept album in that there's no narrative from track to track,” he says, “but I made it with a consistent set of processes that it's fair to say are conceptual.”Reichman, who studied with two of the greatest avant-garde musicians of the last 100 years, Alvin Lucier and Anthony Braxton, explains his approach: “As I've been making electro-acoustic music in last ten years or so, I’ve gradually realized that even though my work is music, my methods and way of thinking are more like a painter or a sculptor.” The tools for vie en rose are rooted in playing instruments, “semi-improvised live performances