Distillō

Distillō by Liam Elliot Performed by Sō Percussion Video by Four/Ten Media Audio by Andres Villalta Composed in the desert of Utah in January 2021 while thinking of rainier places. The piece is named for a poem by Basma Kavanagh and is the title of her poetry collection. In a series of poems she describes the species of rain that can be found in the cool, temperate rainforests of the west coast of North America. Distillō silvestris is “a drizzle or trickly of moisture generated within the rainforest; nearly constant, common year-round.” I wanted to compose something simple, quiet, and still. Thank you Sō for your beautiful performance and for helping to make music that, in Josh's words "doesn't go anywhere." ❤️