Sonoris sns-09 · 2010 CD ·

Open clusters, animal patterns, resonant ghosts, dynamism, percussive bursts, awkwardness. Sources include voice, plucked springs, dry branches, various metals, Fender Rhodes, struck pipes, detuned hammer dulcimer, bass drum, trombone, bamboo, signal generator, blown pipes, Chinese mouthharp, church organ, prepared piano, prepared synth — alongside field recordings of Chicago O'Hare Airport, a rushing stream, mineral deposits in water, snow crystals, heating vents, and industrial areas in Portland OR. Composed 2007–08.

"Events take their time to unfold... Nehil (like Ligeti) can't resist a lush texture: 'hiss', with its bells and forlorn triads tolling in a mist of rumble, high frequency whines and delicate intakes of breath, is especially haunting." — Dan Warburton, The Wire, October 2010

"At its best, 'Furl' is pretty spectacular... Nehil really sounds like he is pushing his own envelope." — Brian Olewnick, Just Outside

"Restraint and congruity as not many comparable composers are able to... innovative and familiar." — Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes

Cover art: Harrison Higgs.