LISTEN · DISCOVER · CONNECT
Patricia Brennan | Essential albums and listening guide
Explore Patricia Brennan through Maquishti. Discover what to listen for and follow related styles to your next record.
Patricia Brennan
Meet the artist
A vibraphonist and composer from Belácurus, Mexico. He is also a composer. He seeks to expand the sound of percussion instruments electronically, creating music that combines meticulous composition with free improvisation. Metallic vibraphone resonance and the marimba's wooden tone meet electronic transformation.
Struck notes can linger, while melodies dissolve into soundscapes. Solo work explores resonance itself; ensembles add interlocking responses with bass and percussion. Precision associated with contemporary concert music coexists with free improvisation. The music expands familiar ideas of these instruments, making changes in sound as important as the notes being played.
Where to start listening
Compare the moment of a struck note with the changes in its resonance. Density and overlapping sounds offer pleasures beyond following a melody.
2021Maquishti
Patricia Brennan
A debut album featuring vibraphones and marimbas as solo instruments. It incorporates the lingering effects and electronic processing, creating a quiet and free improvisational space through the sounds of percussion instruments.
Open this album in the Atlas →
2022More Touch
Patricia Brennan
A piece for bass, drums, and percussion instruments. The sound of the vibraphone and its layered rhythms create a composition that moves between meticulous structure and open improvisation.
Open this album in the Atlas →
Years follow the Atlas catalogue. Recording dates, original release dates and digital reissue dates may differ.