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The Risk Of Hyperbole - Vol​.​1 - Sound

by Jack Prest

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    Jack Prest announces Vol. 1 - Sound, the first volume in his The Risk of Hyperbole Trilogy

    Vol. 1 - Sound is an immersive journey through experimental composition, field recording and sound art as an integrated whole. It’s also the first instalment of The Risk of Hyperbole, a trilogy of conceptually interlinked albums from Sydney-based composer, sound designer, producer and artist Jack Prest, a journeyman of Australia's burgeoning music and arts scenes.

    Prest recorded The Risk of Hyperbole trilogy over a free-flowing week at Studios 301 with a cast of all-star collaborators including fellow Sydneysiders Claire Edwardes, Jason Noble and Freya Schack-Arnott of Ensemble Offspring, Benjamin Freeman, David Rodriguez (GODTET/Sampa The Great), Nicholas Meredith (Kcin) and Jerrol Renaud (The Goods).
    After they'd worked through a series of oblique strategies to track a series of pre-prepared and improvisation-led compositions, Prest took the files away to carefully and intuitively re-edit, arrange and sculpt into their captivating final forms.

    Made up of four distinct pieces, Vol. 1 - Sound begins with 'Suite For Body and Breath', where Prest uses heavy breathing, footsteps, spoken narration, oscillating tones, and subtle percussive elements to map out sound as an environment or space. 'Suite For Body and Breath' is followed by the sharp-edged drone textures of 'Sound I' and the dirgy fever dream ambience of 'Sound II', before concluding with the sound-as-space experimentation of 'Improvisation with Pole, Fabric and Rope.'

    Over the last decade, Prest has explored electronic dance music and DJ culture, sound design, experimental composition, avant-garde theatre and dance choreography. In the process, he has contributed to works shown at festivals across Australia and as far afield as Europe and Asia. Alongside his art practices, Prest works as a senior engineer at Studios 301, Australia's largest recording facility. There, he has recorded for a who's who of contemporary labels including Stones Throw, Wondercore Island, Future Classic and Kitsune.

    With The Risk of Hyperbole, the holistic vision for sound art, field recording and experimental compositions Prest explores throughout Vol. 1 - Sound is just the introduction. The second movement in the trilogy, Vol. 2 - OBJECT, focuses on the common ground between ambient and neo-classical. The coda, Vol. 3 - Movement, locates hip-hop, techno and footwork along the same constellation line.

    All three volumes of The Risk of Hyberbole will be formally premiered as the score for an interdisciplinary performance work of the same name in November 2021. As commissioned for Phoenix Park Central, with support from Create NSW and the Australian Council. This iteration of The Risk of Hyberbole is a collaboration between Prest, dancer/choreographer Azzam Mohamed and visual artists Joe Wilson and Chanelle Collier, who created the album artwork for Vol.1 Sound. On stage at Phoenix Park Central, the music will unfurl in a state of flux with the accompanying dance and visual art, in the process fully realising Prest’s interdisciplinary visions.

    Album Credits:

    The Risk of Hyperbole - Volume 1 - SOUND

    Written, Produced and Engineered by Jack Prest

    Featuring Improvisations By:

    Claire Edwardes - Percussion

    Nicholas Meredith - Drum Kit

    Azzam Mohamed - Dance

    Joe Wilson and Chanelle Collier - Poles, Fabric and Rope

    Jason Noble - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet

    Freya Schack-Arnott - Cello

    Benjamin Freeman - Piano

    Second Engineer - Jack Garzonio

    Recorded at Studios 301, Eora/Sydney, Australia, August 2020.

    Mixed and Mastered at Emerald City, Eora/Sydney Feb-June 2021

    Album Artwork - Joe Wilson and Chanelle Collier

    Cover Layout - Pat Harris
    Supported by Create NSW
    Pressed in Thornbury by Program Records.


    1. Suite For Body and Breath (J.Prest/C.Edwardes/A.Mohamed/J.Noble/F.Schack-Arnott) - Jack Prest - Electronics, Claire Edwardes - Percussion, Azzam Mohamed - Breath and Body, Jason Noble - Clarinet, Freya Schack-Arnott - Cello.

    2. Sound I (J.Prest/J.Noble/F.Schack-Arnott) - Jack Prest - Electronics, Jason Noble - Bass Clarinet, Freya Schack-Arnott - Cello.

    3. Sound II (J.Prest/B.Freeman/C.Edwardes/J.Noble/F.Schack-Arnott) - Jack Prest - Synthesiser, Ben Freeman - Piano, Claire Edwardes - Percussion, Jason Noble - Bass Clarinet, Freya Schack-Arnott - Cello.

    4. Improvisation with Pole, Fabric and Rope (J.Prest/N.Meredith/J.Wilson/C.Collier) - Jack Prest - Electronics, Nicholas Meredith - Drum Kit, Joe Wilson and Chanelle Collier - Poles, Fabric and Rope.

    We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this album was created the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

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Limited release vinyl of 150 with full colour jacket and full colour inner sleeve.

Jack Prest announces Vol. 1 - Sound, the first volume in his The Risk of Hyperbole Trilogy

Vol. 1 - Sound is an immersive journey through experimental composition, field recording and sound art as an integrated whole. It’s also the first instalment of The Risk of Hyperbole, a trilogy of conceptually interlinked albums from Sydney-based composer, sound designer, producer and artist Jack Prest, a journeyman of Australia's burgeoning music and arts scenes.

Prest recorded The Risk of Hyperbole trilogy over a free-flowing week at Studios 301 with a cast of all-star collaborators including fellow Sydneysiders Claire Edwardes, Jason Noble and Freya Schack-Arnott of Ensemble Offspring, Benjamin Freeman, David Rodriguez (GODTET/Sampa The Great), Nicholas Meredith (Kcin) and Jerrol Renaud (The Goods).
After they'd worked through a series of oblique strategies to track a series of pre-prepared and improvisation-led compositions, Prest took the files away to carefully and intuitively re-edit, arrange and sculpt into their captivating final forms.

Made up of four distinct pieces, Vol. 1 - Sound begins with 'Suite For Body and Breath', where Prest uses heavy breathing, footsteps, spoken narration, oscillating tones, and subtle percussive elements to map out sound as an environment or space. 'Suite For Body and Breath' is followed by the sharp-edged drone textures of 'Sound I' and the dirgy fever dream ambience of 'Sound II', before concluding with the sound-as-space experimentation of 'Improvisation with Pole, Fabric and Rope.'

Over the last decade, Prest has explored electronic dance music and DJ culture, sound design, experimental composition, avant-garde theatre and dance choreography. In the process, he has contributed to works shown at festivals across Australia and as far afield as Europe and Asia. Alongside his art practices, Prest works as a senior engineer at Studios 301, Australia's largest recording facility. There, he has recorded for a who's who of contemporary labels including Stones Throw, Wondercore Island, Future Classic and Kitsune.

With The Risk of Hyperbole, the holistic vision for sound art, field recording and experimental compositions Prest explores throughout Vol. 1 - Sound is just the introduction. The second movement in the trilogy, Vol. 2 - OBJECT, focuses on the common ground between ambient and neo-classical. The coda, Vol. 3 - Movement, locates hip-hop, techno and footwork along the same constellation line.

All three volumes of The Risk of Hyberbole will be formally premiered as the score for an interdisciplinary performance work of the same name in November 2021. As commissioned for Phoenix Park Central, with support from Create NSW and the Australian Council. This iteration of The Risk of Hyberbole is a collaboration between Prest, dancer/choreographer Azzam Mohamed and visual artists Joe Wilson and Chanelle Collier, who created the album artwork for Vol.1 Sound. On stage at Phoenix Park Central, the music will unfurl in a state of flux with the accompanying dance and visual art, in the process fully realising Prest’s interdisciplinary visions.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this album was created the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

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released February 17, 2022

The Risk of Hyperbole - Volume 1 - SOUND

Written, Produced and Engineered by Jack Prest

Featuring Improvisations By:

Claire Edwardes - Percussion

Nicholas Meredith - Drum Kit

Azzam Mohamed - Dance

Joe Wilson and Chanelle Collier - Poles, Fabric and Rope

Jason Noble - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet

Freya Schack-Arnott - Cello

Benjamin Freeman - Piano

Second Engineer - Jack Garzonio

Recorded at Studios 301, Eora/Sydney, Australia, August 2020.

Mixed and Mastered at Emerald City, Eora/Sydney Feb-June 2021

Album Artwork - Joe Wilson and Chanelle Collier

Cover Layout - Pat Harris
Supported by Create NSW
Pressed in Thornbury by Program Records.


1. Suite For Body and Breath (J.Prest/C.Edwardes/A.Mohamed/J.Noble/F.Schack-Arnott) - Jack Prest - Electronics, Claire Edwardes - Percussion, Azzam Mohamed - Breath and Body, Jason Noble - Clarinet, Freya Schack-Arnott - Cello.

2. Sound I (J.Prest/J.Noble/F.Schack-Arnott) - Jack Prest - Electronics, Jason Noble - Bass Clarinet, Freya Schack-Arnott - Cello.

3. Sound II (J.Prest/B.Freeman/C.Edwardes/J.Noble/F.Schack-Arnott) - Jack Prest - Synthesiser, Ben Freeman - Piano, Claire Edwardes - Percussion, Jason Noble - Bass Clarinet, Freya Schack-Arnott - Cello.

4. Improvisation with Pole, Fabric and Rope (J.Prest/N.Meredith/J.Wilson/C.Collier) - Jack Prest - Electronics, Nicholas Meredith - Drum Kit, Joe Wilson and Chanelle Collier - Poles, Fabric and Rope.

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Jack Prest Sydney, Australia

Jack Prest is an interdisciplinary artist, sound engineer and composer. With a deep technical understanding of sound and training in conceptual art, his practice focuses on experimental electronic music. For Jack that means anything from ambient spaces to hip hop to music concrète to club beats. ... more

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