James Dillon the soadie waste Dillug-Kefitsah • Del Cuarto Elemento Traumwerk Book III • black / nebulae Irvine Arditti, violin - Noriko Kawai, piano Arditti Quartet - Hiroaki Takenouchi, piano NMC D131 The soadie waste, subtitled “wedding receptions, dances and housie housie” is inspired by an old dance hall in Rutherglen, near where James Dillon grew up on the outskirts of Glasgow.   Dillon explains that “'The soadie waste' was the local name for the social club which was built on the wasteland of an old chemical factory, and it was said that residual fumes from below would seep through the floorboards during a hot dance session.” This is exuberantly physical music, evoking rowdy celebrations rather than a chemically traumatised populace. First appearance on NMC by the world-renowned Arditti Quartet who are among the most influential exponents of contemporary classical music. Follows the huge success and acclaim of Dillon’s The Book of Elements (NMC D091) performed by Noriko Kawai. The Arditti Quartet has worked closely with James Dillon for years and premiered many of his works. 1. Dillug-Kefitsah: for piano     3'19 2. Del Cuarto Elemento: for violin     10'06 3. - 14. Traumwerk Book III: for violin and piano     28'18 15. black / nebulae: for piano duo     20'05 16. the soadie waste: for piano quintet     13'25     Total Time - 75'49 NMC Recordings are distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading, P.O.Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone (03) 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile (03) 9444 6879