Collin Sherman - Life Eats Life (2025)

This is a collection of pieces I’ve worked on over the past couple of years. “Kepler-10b Prehistory” is a rhythmic, groove heavy piece centered around a repeating bass riff and adds layers of horns, bowed strings, and synth accents, with the eventual introduction of overtly electronic percussion. “Life Eats Life”, the title track, begins with slow, contemplative horn harmonies and a simple theme. Midi strings and a droning analog synth combine with sparse militaristic percussion to build intensity before a short climactic frenzy, with an uneasy resolve back into the theme. “Requiem” is a slow, mournful piece featuring the tárogató and accompanied by electric cello, midi dulcimer, and shruti box. “Scarcity of Abundance” uses two layers of bowed 4-string box guitar with cello strings to establish a murky harmonic foundation for spirited and driving responses from the alto saxophone, piano, and electric cello. “Hungrily They Wait” uses rhythmic pulses plucked from the cello to create a monotonous but insistent springboard for the alto saxophone to launch into alternately restless and melancholic explorations. “Action, Unrest” gathers steam over its 11 ½ minute runtime to high energy through its fervent alto saxophone and cello improvisations over increasingly abrasive synths.

I hope you find meaning in these pieces during our sad and tumultuous era.