department of homeland recording, by drew waters

department of homeland recording

by drew waters

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1.	beach 06:28	buy track
2.	dunes 05:39	buy track
3.	path 04:47	buy track
4.	bridge 07:12	buy track
5.	barracks 05:45	buy track
6.	town 04:32	buy track
7.	church 05:41	buy track
8.	home 08:53	buy track

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i used to teach music at csu monterey bay, on the site of the former u.s. army base fort ord. the music department is in a decommissioned multi-denominational church. most of the recording took place within this building.

i chose to arrange the compositions for drums and trumpet because they are quintessentially two instruments closely associated with the military: they can be both loud and portable.

i thought about the church being a place where families would gather before a soldier left, and a place to gather when a soldier returned.

being in this former military environment, being very close to the water, spending time surfing at fort ord dunes state park, looking west waiting for waves....i began to wonder...how could i bring more meaning to the place where i am and tie together my environment with the environment of a fort ord resident of the past?

these compositions and the accompanying images represent the return of WO1 Freddie Nicklys Chase.

his tour in vietnam began monday, february 3, 1969, ending just over 4 weeks later.

this process brought up concepts of return, home, past and accepting the present.

his return begins from the coast.

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released September 4, 2019

shane endsley- trumpet
alex vittum- drums
drew waters- bass, piccolo bass, piano, glockenspiel, sounds
composed, recorded and mixed by drew waters
trumpet engineering by nate wood
mastered by scott craggs at old colony mastering

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