SŌ PERCUSSION: 25x25

In celebration of their 25th year together as one of the most adventurous and influential percussion ensembles in contemporary music, Sō Percussion announces the release of 25x25. In keeping with the group’s forward-looking mission, this 8-disc box set is not a retrospective; more characteristically, it’s a stand-alone listening experience, featuring more than 8 hours of entirely new and previously unreleased recordings, with each piece written for, in collaboration with, and premiered by Sō Percussion.

Over the last 25 years, the members of Sō – Jason Treuting, Adam Sliwinski, Josh Quillen, and Eric Cha-Beach – have been hailed for their gripping performances and wildly creative collaborations. Cantaloupe Music (the label launched by the Bang on a Can collective, which released Sō’s first-ever album in 2004), is pleased to offer this collection to longtime fans and newcomers alike. It’s both a comprehensive portrait, and a forecasting of where contemporary chamber music is heading.

Featured composers:

Eric Cha-Beach

Dan Deacon

Donnacha Dennehy

Cenk Ergün

Suzanne Farrin

Vijay Iyer

Robyn Jacob

Nathalie Joachim

Leilehua Lanzilotti

Michael J. Love

Steve Mackey

Andrea Mazzariello

Angélica Negrón

Tristan Perich

claire rousay

Juri Seo

Caroline Shaw

Sō Percussion

Shodekeh Talifero

Olivier Tarpaga

Jason Treuting

Dan Trueman

Vân-Ánh Võ

Kendall K. Williams

Bora Yoon

Tracklist

Disc 1
Cha-Beach, Eric
Cha-Beach, Eric (percussion)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
1Four + Nine08:07
Cha-Beach, Eric (percussion)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Tarpaga, Olivier
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Watkins, Kelly (trumpet)
2I. Bush Taxi05:21
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
3II. Pas à Pas03:27
Watkins, Kelly (trumpet)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
4III. Tarpaga's Four in Three04:48
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
5IV. Dusty Road to Dolo04:39
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Williams, Kendall K.
Williams, Kendall K. (steel pan)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
6Melodic Concept III09:16
Williams, Kendall K. (steel pan)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Mazzariello, Andrea
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
7Babybot05:25
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Lanzilotti, Leilehua
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
8I. Alchemy Gold11:55
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
9II. the lehua groves09:04
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Disc 2
Dennehy, Donnacha
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
1I. —02:38
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
2II. - III. —04:30
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
3IV. - V. —02:56
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
4VI. - VII. —07:23
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
5VIII. - IX. —02:48
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Iyer, Vijay
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
6Part I04:37
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
7Part II03:47
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
8Part III06:40
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
9-lude06:01
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Deacon, Dan
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
10I. —05:44
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
11II. —01:56
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
12III. —13:13
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Farrin, Suzanne
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
13diamond in the square07:45
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Disc 3
Joachim, Nathalie
Joachim, Nathalie - Lyricist
Joachim, Nathalie (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
1I'm Supposed to Be Doing02:56
Joachim, Nathalie (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
2Much More04:24
Joachim, Nathalie (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
3Take a Nap01:08
Joachim, Nathalie (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
4Maybe04:16
Joachim, Nathalie (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
5I'm Feeling02:21
Joachim, Nathalie (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
6Motivated05:46
Joachim, Nathalie (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Negrón, Angélica
Negrón, Angélica (electronics)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
7No. 1. gone05:16
Negrón, Angélica (electronics)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
8No. 2. wires06:49
Negrón, Angélica (electronics)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
9No. 3. release03:30
Negrón, Angélica (electronics)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
10No. 4. go back05:40
Negrón, Angélica (electronics)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Trueman, Dan
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
11Machine No. 305:39
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
12Machine No. 904:29
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
13Stromatolith for So04:02
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
14Machine No. 507:09
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Rousay, Claire
Meyers, Beth (voice)
Altamura, Cristina (piano)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
15in places08:13
Meyers, Beth (voice)
Altamura, Cristina (piano)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Disc 4
Negrón, Angélica
Bergamot Quartet (Ensemble)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
1When the Sun Hits Just Right11:04
Bergamot Quartet (Ensemble)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Treuting, Jason
Bergamot Quartet (Ensemble)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
2Oblique Music for Four Plus (blank)09:48
Bergamot Quartet (Ensemble)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Perich, Tristan
JACK Quartet (Ensemble)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
3Sequential43:38
JACK Quartet (Ensemble)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Disc 5
Talifero, Shodekeh
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Talifero, Shodekeh (vocals)
1I. The Universality of Breath Art04:08
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
2II. The Genealogy of Vocal Percussion06:01
Talifero, Shodekeh (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Yoon, Bora
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
3I. Cabinet of Curiosities11:26
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
4II. Simultaneous Realities04:11
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
5III. Blood Matter Carbon Bone07:14
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
6IV. I carry your heart with me (i carry it in)05:41
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Treuting, Jason
Love, Michael J.
Love, Michael J. (electronics)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
7A Better Genome17:32
Love, Michael J. (electronics)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Treuting, Jason
Võ, Vân-Ánh
Võ, Vân-Ánh (zither)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
8In True Dialogue15:05
Võ, Vân-Ánh (zither)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Disc 6
Shaw, Caroline
Olatuja, Alicia (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
1Part I: I am a poor wayfaring stranger03:30
Olatuja, Alicia (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
2Part II: Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood04:06
Olatuja, Alicia (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
3Part III: Sweet rivers lie just before04:44
Olatuja, Alicia (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
4Part IV: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand04:36
Olatuja, Alicia (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
5Part V: She said she'd meet me when I come03:10
Olatuja, Alicia (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Mackey, Steve
Olatuja, Alicia (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
6Afterlife18:49
Olatuja, Alicia (vocals)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Jacob, Robyn
Garapic, Amy (marimba)
Elak, Petra (marimba)
Shina, Elijah (marimba)
Morante, Luca (marimba)
Godbole, Malavika (percussion)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
7Collective Ungraspable16:42
Garapic, Amy (marimba)
Elak, Petra (marimba)
Shina, Elijah (marimba)
Morante, Luca (marimba)
Godbole, Malavika (percussion)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Seo, Juri
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
8vv07:10
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Ergun, Cenk
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
9Waves09:58
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Disc 7
Cha-Beach, Eric
Sliwinski, Adam
Quille, Josh
Treuting, Jason
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
1Chapter 1: Coal and Flower07:40
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
2Chapter 2: Four Portraits10:28
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
3Chapter 3: Harold and Sylvia11:09
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
4Chapter 4: Song for Billy - For the Durham Sea18:59
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Disc 8
Treuting, Jason
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
1I. June05:09
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
2II. White04:09
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
3III. Go06:21
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
4IV. Fire Escapes03:56
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
5V. September05:39
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
6VI. March08:05
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
7Extremes03:54
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
Treuting, Jason
Treuting, Jason - Lyricist
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)
8Thank You 4 Listening03:03
Sō Percussion (Ensemble)

Total Playing Time: 08:20:43