Acclaimed experimental musician, composer and performer Lea Bertucci releases Xtended Vox, a compilation of avant-garde voice pieces, via SA Recordings as well as an accompanying Spitfire Audio voice sample library.
Curated by Lea, this project features four acclaimed creative vocalists and pioneers of the avant-garde, stretching over a number of generations and across varying geographies, these artists lend their unique sonic vocabularies to the project, including Audrey Chen, Phil Minton, Cansu Tanrikulu and Ben Vida.
This is the second release and library Lea has done with SA Recordings and Spitfire, her 2020 project Acoustic Shadows, received high acclaim making it into Boomkat’s top 5 albums of the year as well as being The Guardian’s contemporary album of the month.
Taking a timbral approach to the sounds, the library and compilation encompasses the most radical of vocal techniques from the most fragile of whispers to throat singing and even alien nasal sounds. Xtended Vox pushes the boundaries of what can be done with contemporary voice, melding free improvisation with formalised composition.
Stream EP:
orcd.co/leabertuccixtendedvox
Sample Library:
www.spitfireaudio.com/lea-bertucci-xtended-vox
released December 8, 2022
1.Cansu Tanrikulu - Drank vs. Drunk
Cansu Tanrikulu
Instruments: Voice + Efx and Synths + Efx
Production: Cansu Tanrikulu
Mix: Lea Bertucci
Mastering: Enyang Urbiks
2. Lea Bertucci + Ben Vida - Tulsa
Voices, Winds, Electronics and Tape: Lea Bertucci + Ben Vida
Production: Ben Vida and Lea Bertucci
Edit and Mix: Ben Vida
Mastering: Enyang Urbiks
3. Audrey Chen + Phil Minton
We do wish we were with you: part 1
We do wish we were with you: part 2
We do wish we were with you: part 3
Voices: Audrey Chen & Phil Minton
Recorded July 4, 2022 in the Spitfire Studios, London UK
(edited into 3 pieces)
Recording engineer: Curtis Elvidge
Editing and pre-mix: Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø
Final mix: Lea Bertucci
Mastering: Enyang Urbiks