A Spontaneous Breaking of Symmetry

Armen Nalbandian & Chris Corsano

Photo by Jing Yi Teo

A Spontaneous Breaking of Symmetry unfolds as a triptych spontaneously composed by Armen Nalbandian and Chris Corsano on August 29 2022.

The piano-drums duo is re-sculpted here in sound, concept and structure, as Corsano’s polyrhythmic, kaleidoscopic delivery meets Nalbandian’s emotive touch and vividly inventive phrasing. Through cyclicality, continuity and fractality, the recording is a study of sound not as expression but as a system for unraveling time.

Volume III will be released in mid-2024.

Armen Nalbandian | piano
Chris Corsano | drums

Recorded live at East West Studios, Studio 3
Los Angeles, CA on August 29, 2022.

Producers | Armen Nalbandian, Ara Nalbandian, Jing Yi Teo

Recording Engineer | Chaz Sexton
Mix | Ara Nalbandian

Cover Photos | Armen Nalbandian

Volume II Cover Photo of Fonte do Espírito Santo, Santiago de Compostela, Spain


A Spontaneous Breaking of Symmetry I.

1. Ten

2. Thirteen

3. Eight

4. Six

5. Twelve

A Spontaneous Breaking of Symmetry II.

1. One

2. Seven

3. Four

4. Nine

Armen Nalbandian & Chris Corsano

Photo by Jing Yi Teo