SPIRALS IS A COLLABORATIVE EXPLORATION OF SOUND'S INTANGIBLE AND MALLEABLE NATURE USING PIANO, EFFECTS PEDALS, AND DIGITAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES. ORIGINATING FROM IMPROVISATION SESSIONS BETWEEN SOUND ARTIST HEATHER STEBBINS AND PIANIST NING YU, THE WORK TAKES SHAPE THROUGH A SERIES OF VISUAL AND TEXTUAL PROMPTS PROVIDED BY ARTIST MICHELE CARLSON. ALBUM VERSION OF THIS WORK IS PLANNED FOR RELEASE ON CARRIER RECORDS ON April 18, 2026
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TRACKS
1. Spiral I
2. Radio Chords
3. Spiral II
4. Delicate Error
5. Hive/Spiral III
6. Till
7. Processional
Music: Heather Stebbins & Ning Yu
Video: Matthew Deinhart
Recording Engineer: Ryan Streber at Oktaven Audio
Editing and Mixing: Heather Stebbins
Mastering: Edward Hamel at Identity Mastering
Cover Design: Mark Reigelman II
Photos by: Mark Reigelamn II (vinyl images), Farrah Skeiky (artist portraits), Jill Steinberg
Funding provided by the George Washington University Facilitating Fund
