Sandbox Percussion, Jerome Begin - WILDERNESS (2023) Hi-Res

“'WILDERNESS” is an hour-long, multi-movement work by composer Jerome Begin, who fuses live percussion instruments with electronic manipulations in real time. Jerome’s music employs the forms and processes of classical music, mixing them with electro-acoustic effects. The result, which the album captures, is an innovative textural blend. “WILDERNESS” is all about variety of timbres.

Jerome performs with Sandbox Percussion on the album, handling the live electronic processing, which enhances the percussion quartet in an organic and musical way. The live performance, and the interplay between the five performers, results in haunting sonic landscapes, digital whirlwinds, and electronic resonances. Along the way, the general textures — built from an array of roto-toms, crotales, kick drums, snares, and assorted percussion instruments — and moods change from stark, to lush, to meditative.