Network of Lines – Tilman Robinson

Listen/Hear Collective is proud to present the debut release from composer Tilman Robinson – Network of Lines.

Inspired by the iconic 1979 novel “If On a Winter’s Night a Traveller” by Italo Calvino, the debut album from Robinson has been described as a ‘most moving and extraordinary experience’.Composed in 2012 for the APRA Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival composer commission, the work sonically responds to the themes and spirit of this postmodern classic, giving musical life to Calvino’s masterpiece. Avoiding the literal and tokenistic, Robinson subtly transforms Calvino’s work, creating something truly unique. Calvino’s words pass through Robinson’s musical prism creating an aural narrative that, while in debt to its muse, carves out its own identity.

Robinson, a composer, arranger, trombonist and sound artist graduated from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2009. Now based in Melbourne his work spreads across a range of styles including jazz, classical, experimental and popular music. He has performed (and premiered) a diverse range of works at numerous venues, both at home and abroad.

Recorded with a cast of some of Australia’s most outstanding musicians the album was digitally released on December 31, 2013. The album is now available through Listen/Hear, with the launch taking place to a sold out crowd at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Tuesday February 11.

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Network of Lines – Tilman Robinson