When Fulvio Finds Celeste

by Wytold

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1.	American Dreams 04:45	info	buy track
2.	Catch! 02:42		buy track
3.	Intrigue 07:01		buy track
4.	Pause 07:42		buy track
5.	Lullaby 01:54		buy track
6.	Only What You Need 03:42		buy track
7.	Going For It 04:50	info	buy track
8.	Star Seven 05:55		buy track
9.	Stop Wonder Start Do 04:57		buy track

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“When Fulvio Finds Celeste,” which features two songs from the Sundance award-winning documentary, Blood Brother, is Wytold’s debut blend of six-string, shoulder-strapped electric cello –the bodiless, stick-like instrument named ‘Fulvio’ – with his more traditional-sounding and curvaceous acoustic counterpart, ‘Celeste.’ The resulting layers of bouncing bow rhythms and melodic finger-picking combine classical inspiration with modern, aggressive, and experimental cello techniques. Moreover, Fulvio's two extra strings expand the instrument's range to capture the depth and power of a stand-up bass and the bright crispness of violin solos and harmonies. When combined with the cello's rich tonal timbre that emanates from the acoustic Celeste, the match is uniquely engaging, unique, and orchestral. Wytold performs and layers each of these many cello sounds by himself on stage in one take through live looping and improvisation. As one of three musicians to be awarded ‘Young Artist’ grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in 2010, Wytold’s grant partially funded the production of this album with Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studio. Like so, Fulvio found Celeste.

"American Dreams" and "Going For It" are featured in Blood Brother, winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. For more information on the film, go to www.BloodBrotherFilm.com and www.sundance.org/festival/stories/award-winners/

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released August 6, 2011

Wytold plays Fulvio (six-string electric cello) and Celeste (traditional acoustic cello). The multiple cello sounds are layered together in one live solo performance through a loop pedal.

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Wytold Washington, D.C.

Wytold layers percussive bowing and melodic finger-picking on the six-string electric cello, frequently collaborating with progressive world percussion and hip-hop beatbox.

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