Rising Sun is a traditional Mongolian folk song, rearranged by Brian Plautz after Aberdeen returned from a US State Department sponsored tour in Mongolia. This song was taught to Aberdeen just before going on stage for a performance, collaborating with Ayalguu, a traditional Mongolian children’s ensemble, and Beatbox Ray, a beatboxer who incorporates Mongolian styles like throat singing, with modern production techniques. Brian Plautz’s arrangement repeats this Rising Sun folk melody, recoloring it with each repetition as the song follows a cinematic build led by tenor saxophone soloist Jared Yee and drummer Zach Mullings, landing into an explosive, climactic restatement of the melody and ending with an outro, featuring a phone-recorded rehearsal of the children’s ensemble playing this arrangement on their horse head fiddles and dulcimer. This recording also features a traditional Mongolian horse gallop rhythm as well as throat singing and effects by Beatbox Ray.
from
Held Together,
released February 17, 2023
Traditional Mongolian Folk Song
Arranged by Brian Plautz
Drums recorded by Vishal Nayak at Black Lodge Recording
Percussion recorded by Josh Bailey
Saxophones, trombones & vocals recorded by Brian Plautz
Bass Clarinet recorded by Max Zooi
Trumpet recorded by Chloe Rowlands
Additional trumpet recorded by Matt Owens
Additional vocals & vocal effects recorded by Byambaa Narandelger (Beatbox Ray)
Guitar recorded by Shubh Saran & Brian Plautz
Additional guitar recorded by Alex Conroy at The Bunker Studio
Piano recorded by Charles Van Kirk
Bass recorded by Adam Neely
Outro recorded by Batnasan Enkhtuya
Ikh Khuur, Morin Khuur & Yochin by Ayalguu, directed by Batnasan Enkhtuya, recorded by Dorjnalam Otgonbayar & Dashdondov Ganaa at Ay Duu
Trumpet - Matt Owens & Chloe Rowlands
Flugelhorn - Chloe Rowlands
Alto Saxophone - Brian Plautz
Tenor Saxophone - Jared Yee
Bass Clarinet - Max Zooi
Trombone - Billy Duffy & Seth Weaver
Baritone Saxophone - Brian Plautz
Vocals - Byambaa Narandelger (Beatbox Ray) & Brian Plautz
Vocal Effects - Byambaa Narandelger (Beatbox Ray)
Ikh Khuur - Naranbaatar Temuujin
Morin Khuur - Erdenebat Uyanga & Otgonjargal Unubold
Yochin - Gochoodorj Mungunzul
Electric Guitar - Alex Conroy & Shubh Saran
Acoustic Guitar - Shubh Saran
Piano - Christian Li
Synthesizers - Brian Plautz
Electric Bass & Synth Bass - Adam Neely
Drum Set - Zach Mullings
Percussion - Josh Bailey
Tenor Saxophone Solo - Jared Yee
Produced by Brian Plautz
Album Artwork by Lee KromaKode
Album Design by Dylan Aiello
Mixed & Mastered by Vlad Orzhekhovskiy
Special thanks to Dottie Scharr, Liz Plautz, Greg Plautz, Owen Plautz, Pran Bandi, C-bass Chiriboga, VJ Brown, Liz Maney, Erika Baterdene, Robert Tate, John Dwyer, San Juniper Band, Tegshbayar Tseepil, Bayartsengel Bekhbat, Warner Music Central Europe and Layla