sillage
(with brendan murray)
Sedimental sedcd049 · 2007 CD · 43 minutes · Composed 2003–06
Jagged sounds, abrupt breaks, propulsive tempos, sudden pauses, re-use of scraps, digital distortion, spun speakers, banned fades, improvisation, live recordings as raw material, multiple exchanges. Sound as the scent of perfume left in a space after a person exits. Sources include upright bass, plucked piano, sine tones, wine glasses, leaves, grass, bowed metal, stairwell railing, blown organ pipe, voice, jaw harp, drums, church organ — alongside field recordings of a plaza in Boston, a canoe in water, a refrigerator, fireworks, a straw broom, galleries and lobbies of the Met, a windmill in Maribor Slovenia, a train station in Limoges France.
"There's a shapeliness that's unusual in abstract music of this kind... the way the pieces fit together and imply a sonic 'narrative' is extremely pleasing. Sillage is a hugely satisfying piece of work." — Brian Marley, The Wire, November 2007
"Seldom is music in this idiom so warm, personable, imaginative and lively." — Jason Bivins, Signal to Noise, Winter 2008
"If this is not a masterpiece, we're very close." — Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes