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Relief Party

by Reinier Baas

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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      €9 EUR  or more

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    12" vinyl of Relief Party.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Relief Party via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      €23 EUR or more 

     

  • PLEASE NOTE: Upon payment, you will be sent a PDF with a download link for the CMM magazine + audio examples and exercises and the Modal Explorer app via mail. Also included in the download is the Relief Party digital album (MP3).

    "What would happen if you would alter the leading tones of a tonic chord, instead of a dominant chord? This simple question turned out to have a complex outcome. It has led me to develop an elaborate harmonic system, which I have dubbed the ‘Chromatic Major Modes’. This system has become one of the corner stones of my approach to harmony, and is an integral part of many of my compositions and improvisations." The Chromatic Major Modes Magazine looks into the 18 modes and their 7 degrees in depth. It also includes a horoscope. The magazine is 32 pages with 27 audio examples + 15 pages of exercises.

    The Modal Explorer is an app developed by Seth Gory, based on the theory of Chromatic Major Modes by Reinier Baas. It is a stand-alone desktop app compatible with Windows and Mac, which allows you to explore the Chromatic Major Modes and its degrees. The app lets you record what you play, save presets, adjust the voicing, mode, key and sound. It has a glide and a negative harmony function. The range of each voice is limited to an octave, which produces characteristic, angular voice leading.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Relief Party via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more
    Purchasable with gift card

      €18 EUR or more 

     

  • Book/Magazine + Digital Album

    PLEASE NOTE: Upon payment, you will be sent a PDF with a download link for the CMM magazine + audio examples and exercises and the Modal Explorer app via mail. Also included is a digital download of Relief Party (MP3). The printed magazine will ship within 3 business days.

    "What would happen if you would alter the leading tones of a tonic chord, instead of a dominant chord? This simple question turned out to have a complex outcome. It has led me to develop an elaborate harmonic system, which I have dubbed the ‘Chromatic Major Modes’. This system has become one of the corner stones of my approach to harmony, and is an integral part of many of my compositions and improvisations." The Chromatic Major Modes Magazine looks into the 18 modes and their 7 degrees in depth. It also includes a horoscope. The magazine is 32 pages with 27 audio examples + 15 pages of exercises.

    The Modal Explorer is an app developed by Seth Gory, based on the theory of Chromatic Major Modes by Reinier Baas. It is a stand-alone desktop app compatible with Windows and Mac, which allows you to explore the Chromatic Major Modes and its degrees. The app lets you record what you play, save presets, adjust the voicing, mode, key and sound. It has a glide and a negative harmony function. The range of each voice is limited to an octave, which produces characteristic, angular voice leading.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Relief Party via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      €20 EUR or more 

     

  • Upon payment, you will be sent a PDF with a download link for the Relief Party scores, parts and the original MIDI demo's (!) via mail. Also included in the download is a digital copy of Relief Party (MP3).

    Scores are in concert. Most of the Chromatic Major Modes used in the compositions are indicated in the scores and parts.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Relief Party via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      €20 EUR or more 

     

  • PLEASE NOTE: Upon payment, you will be sent a PDF with a download link for the Relief Package. This download includes:

    - Reinier Baas - Relief Party Digital Album
    - Chromatic Major Modes Magazine (digital), with audio examples and 15 pages of exercises
    - Modal Explorer (compatible with Windows and Mac)
    - Relief Party scores (concert), parts and original MIDI demo's

    Includes unlimited streaming of Relief Party via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      €35 EUR or more 

     

  • PLEASE NOTE: Upon payment, you will be sent a PDF with a download link for the Relief Package. This package includes:

    - 12" vinyl
    - Digital Album
    - Chromatic Major Modes Magazine (digital + print), with audio examples and 15 pages of exercises
    - Modal Explorer (compatible with Windows and Mac)
    - Relief Party scores (concert), parts and original MIDI demo's

    Includes unlimited streaming of Relief Party via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      €58 EUR or more 

     

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Wahid Jive 02:18
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Squalor II 06:56
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Sonatina 04:53
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about

Dance music for odd people, with a stellar lineup including Louis Cole, Jonas Burgwinkel, Ben van Gelder and Joris Roelofs. Written with the Modal Explorer (™).

credits

released April 5, 2024

Compositions, guitar, banjitar (#6), additional instruments & production by Reinier Baas.

Personnel:

Jonas Burgwinkel (drums)
Clemens van der Feen (bass)
Kit Downes (piano)
Agostinho Sequeira (marimba)
Joris Roelofs (clarinets)

Featuring:

Louis Cole (drums on #2 and #6)
Ketija Ringa Karahona (flute on #6)
Ben van Gelder (alto Saxophone on #6)
Chaerin Im (piano on #11)
The Bughouse Boy Choir & R3 (backing vocals on #11)


Artwork & photography by Ruby Baas & Reinier Baas.

Additional design by Randy Linskens at Dox Amsterdam.

Recorded by Micha de Kanter at Bimhuis, Amsterdam. Additional recording and mix by Paul Pouwer at Power Sound Studios, Amsterdam. Mastered at Jerboa Mastering.

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Reinier Baas Amsterdam, Netherlands

Reinier Baas (1985) is a guitarist, composer and recording artist from the Netherlands with a DIY approach and an idiosyncratic body of work.

His critically acclaimed, mostly instrumental opera ‘Reinier Baas vs. Princess Discombobulatrix’ and his record ‘Mostly Improvised Instrumental Indie Music’ both earned him an Edison Award: the most prestigious music award in the Netherlands.
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