Into The Green
Ravello, 2022
8/10
The clarinetist Wesley Ferreira takes us along for a very unique journey here, where digital and analog song craft allows for both solo clarinet and electronic sounds emitting timbre, tone and mood manipulating in his very capable hands.
The title track opens the listen with adventurous electronica that pairs well with the soothing clarinet as beats and classical ideas align in the Alexey Goroholinsky composition, and “Sapphire Song”, by Donald Steven, follows with a calmer approach of warm folk nods that showcase Ferreira’s diverse playing.
In the middle, Nikola Resanovic’s “Alt.Music.Ballastix” unfolds across 3 chapters of very daring synthetic versus organic sounds, while “Lightshadows, Trembling” quivers with a very unpredictable and upbeat demeanor that populates the Gergely Vajda original.
The final track, “Carnyx”, by Serban Nichifor, is possibly the most exciting, where squealing clarinet and both delicate ebbs and firm playing comprise a very memorable exit.
A highly interesting and unique body of work, the computer effects, thriving beats and moments of sublime clarinet playing are executed flawlessly, and will be sure to maintain intrigue from beginning to end.
Travels well with: The Sonic Arts Ensemble- Live From The Multiverse; The Music Of Jeffrey Jacob- Sequoias