Ariel Valent - Vibraphone and percussion.
Kate Adam - Marimba and flute.
Influences
JS Bach
Claude Debussy
Peter Gabriel
Zimbabwean and South African marimba troupes
Ney Rosauro (Brazil)
Dead Can Dance
Frederic Chopin
Mexican family marimba bands
All the amazing musicians around Melbourne over the last 15 years
Sounds Like
Nothing else really. Some people say Balinese music, others think of jazz vibes players like Lionel Hampton and Gary Burton. A bit of Dead Can Dance and some African rhythms.
Invention in Time is a marimba and vibraphone duo from Melbourne, Australia. Kate Adam and Ariel Valent perform original and exciting sound sculptures that stimulate the mind and refresh the soul.
Contacts:
Suite 105,
16 Cotham Rd,
KEW VIC 3101
info@inventionintime.com Ph: 0414 367 300 (Ariel), 0438 264 077 (Kate)
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With influences from world music and jazz, Invention in Time takes you on a journey of stimulating original music. Imagine being overcome by the beauty of your favourite place and you are approaching the feeling of Invention in Time.
An Invention in Time concert is a captivating experience for performers and audience alike. The secret to the duo’s distinctive tone is the contrast between the deep, mellow marimba and the bright, jazzy vibraphone. The duo also has a strong visual component, with the expert use of four mallets fascinating to watch.
Since being launched in 1996, Invention in Time has performed extensively across Australia and in Europe. The debut European tour included performing alongside world renowned marimba players at the International Percussion Festival in Belgium, two performances at Hotel Sonnevanck, a beachside institution in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands and appearing as special international guests at the Percussive Arts Society’s Days of Percussion in Stockholm, Sweden.
Invention in Time has performed at the Woodford Folk Festival, Australia’s premier music festival in 2004-05 and 2006-07, where they performed to an audience of 20 000. Other notable Australian performances include Port Fairy Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, Apollo Bay Music Festival, Federation Square CD Launch, Side-On Café (Sydney), Nexus Cabaret (Adelaide), the Melbourne Museum, the National Gallery of Victoria and many times at the Boîte World Music Café. The duo was described as a standout act of the Apollo Bay Music Festival (Beat Magazine). A recent highlight was an appearance as musical guests on ABC TV’s hit music quiz show Spicks and Specks.
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Memories of a Time to Come, the second album by Invention in Time, features uncommon time signatures, syncopated contrapuntal lines, improvisation, interweaving melodies and minimalist techniques. Through the seven tracks, the impression is of both complexity and simplicity. The CD, distributed nationally by Black Market Music, was launched at a special concert at BMW Edge at Federation Square, Melbourne.
Buy it on-line at http://www.blackmarketmusic.com.au/invent1.html
Over the years, Invention in Time has collaborated with many artists, including dance, film and photography. By request, the duo teams up with innovative drummer-percussionist Danny Richardson to provide another rhythmic dimension.
