"This CD
features the unique sounds produced by Zeta electric violins, on
which all of the music is performed along with accompanying
synthesizer sound effects. We also employ innovative performance
techniques on these instruments to maximize the electronic
capabilities as well as effectively illustrate the underlying story
created through our non-traditional recording of Bartok's famous 44
duets for two violins.
By implementing this process, you, as the listener, will notice
starkly unorthodox classical performance methods, including
out-of-sync phrasing and entrances, melodic distortions, tonal
imbalances and fluttering uneven bow strokes along with coarse
manipulations of the strings. For example, we often allow each violin
to represent a part of the body or individual person within a larger
construct, creating an offset relationship with the opposing violin
part. We strongly feel that these methods not only impart cutting
edge performance techniques and occasionally satirical reflections of
traditional classical performances but also, more importantly,
effectively illustrate and portray each scene of this telling story
of two strangers who meet in an off-beat bar."
--Aaron Dworkin and Afa Sadykhly
- 1. An Interruption - Quentin spies an
odd bar off a side street on the way home from a long day at work.
He
- enters and takes in the dramatically
different surroundings.
- 2. Dominos - He sees two old
belligerent gentlemen playing Dominos at a corner
table.
- 3. Gin & Tonic - The bartender
fixes Quentin a drink, strangely tasting and modifying it while
mixing in the tonic.
- 4. Nutcracker - Drink in hand,
Quentin spies a woman sitting by herself, shelling and eating
pecans out of a bowl.
- 5. First Encounter - She invites him
to join her, introducing herself as Nitara. Timidly he accepts,
and they
- begin to converse.
- 6. Marco Polo - Seeing a picture on
the wall of children at a water park, they both recall the water
game they each
- used to play as children, breaking
the ice and loosening up.
- 7. Equestrian - Quentin shares his
young daughter's love of horses and English riding.
- 8. Divorce - Nitara opens up and
speaks of the end of her marriage, running away from her husband,
and the
- hesitation and fear she felt along
with the strength of her ultimate decision to leave.
- 9. Belá - Quentin glances out
of the window and sees a disheveled bag lady with her cart. Their
eyes briefly meet,
- then he turns away.
- 10. Wedding Omen - He recounts to
Nitara the wedding to his first wife which was marked by an
earthquake.
- 11. The Urinals - He visits the
restroom.
- 12. Out-of-Step - He returns and
recounts his unsuccessful stint in the military.
- 13. Smoke 2000 - They step out into
the back alley, occupied by winos and other riffraff, to have a
cigarette. In
- the cold evening air, they share
their thoughts on the coming millennium.
- 14. Guitar Dan - The musician's
frigid hands strum his worn instrument, bringing warmth and a
sense of summer
- to the cold, dark alley.
- 15. Wino's Prophecy - They join the
small group of onlookers listening to the "Alley Wise Man" offer
his
- millennial predictions.
- 16. "I...I...I like you" - Back at
their table and now quite tipsy, Quentin tries to express his
attraction to Nitara,
- but nerves leave him stammering for
words.
- 17. Scherzo - They overhear the
construction workers at the next table share the latest joke going
around the site.
- 18. Ping-Pong - They avoid more jokes
by getting up and indulging in an amateur game of table
tennis.
- 19. Billiard Intentions - Before
returning to their table, they play what quickly evolves into a
rather seductive
- game of pool.
- 20. Boy and the Hooker - With
inhibitions rapidly lessening, Quentin tells Nitara of the loss of
his virginity.
- 21. Elegy - Nitara receives a call on
her cell phone from her father informing her that her Vietnamese
mother
- has finally died at an oversees
hospital.
- 22. Embrace - Quentin reaches out to
Nitara and holds her as her sorrow is released.
- 23. A Kiss - The embrace takes on an
additional aspect as time seems to stop.
- 24. Broken Memories - Nitara visits
the restroom to wash her face and gather herself. The only
mirror
- available is cracked and hanging in
the corner.
- 25. Waiting - While Nitara is gone,
Quentin finds himself gazing at the worm suspended in their
Tequila bottle.
- "We welcome you to enjoy the musical and emotional journey
and encourage you to appreciate not only the central themes and
overall artistic expression but also the subtle nuances of the
characters and the unfolding scenes around them as they are
pictorially described in our musical performances!"
--Aaron & Afa
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