Eyes of Us Both: Part 1

from About: Silence by Marco Antonio Santos

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“Eyes of Us Both: Part 1,” was written for the string quartet and the recurrent jazz trio formation. This movement portrays feeling comfortable with someone in complete silence, moreover, how you learn about yourself through someone else's perspective. The image of the reflection of your own eyes on someone else's eyes was the visual concept for this movement. To transmit this idea, there is an absence of a clear melodic theme, intensive application of extended techniques by the strings, use of a guitar drone (an electronic feature that sustains the notes using an infinite feedback delay), guitar voicings using mostly the same physical shape and the presence of conducted and rubato parts. The character of this composition is “airy” and delicate.
There is an open collective solo section for drums, bass and guitar, with cued-inserted parts written for the strings interacting with them.

lyrics

The theme of silence and its many poetic meanings unifies this project. Each movement reflects a different implication of the word “silence.” There is a poem written for each one of these meanings, attaching words to each composition in this collection, to enhance the meaning and communication of the instrumental material. It is important to observe that these concepts of silence are not literal. They are mostly personal and philosophical.

Poem by Marco Antonio Santos
English translation by Francisco Vilhena

Retina
Mirror
Reflection

Undress me in silence
Infinite ocean made of glass
Open me, contort me, unfold me

Mirror
Retina
Reflection

Silence that is seen
That silences and contradicts
I see that shadow through slanted glass

Reflection
Mirror
Retina

When I see you – I
If sound, review
Your pair reflects, cools down, speaks, but doesn’t feel
Your closed door reflects and recuses – your sound softens – your text cuts like glass

On the glass screen – divergent lenses
At last, our eyes
Two turn into four – Your text cuts like glass

credits

from About: Silence, released May 5, 2023
guitar/ composition - Marco Antonio Santos
upright bass - Chris Jones
drums - Fabio Augustinis

violin I - Corina Santos
violin II - Camille Schiess
viola - Rebecca Lester
cello - Matt Armbruster

conducting - John Mills

recording engineer
Orb Recording Studios.
Austin. April/ May 2022 - Victor Gaspar

mixing/mastering
Estúdio Arsis.
São Paulo. May 2022 - Adonias Souza Jr.

art - Chico Ceciliano
design - Carine Rieko
photography - Zoey Otey/ Ligia Francisco

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Marco Antonio Santos Austin, Texas

Marco Antonio Santos is a guitarist, arranger, composer, and music educator. Originally from Minas Gerais, Brazil, he is currently based in Austin, Texas.

Santos has performed extensively in Brazil and the United States, navigating freely between jazz, funk, pop, and Brazilian music.

In spring 2023, ears&eyes Records will release Santos’s debut album, About: Silence. ... more

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