Mountains Move Like Clouds
No Hay, 2021
8/10
Listen to Mountains Move Like Clouds
The Canadian percussionist Noam Bierstone creates a very unique and exciting debut here, where 3 lengthy pieces each follow a distinct and atypical path in Bierstone’s imaginative interpretation.
Hanna Hartman’s “Message From The Lighthouse” starts the listen with 15+ minutes of atmospheric and mysterious manipulation of quivering, almost ominous, percussive sounds. Near the middle, the setting turns nearly sci-fi, before some tribal like drumming enters closer to end.
“Mani. Δίκη” lands in the middle and is by far the longest track, where bells, metal clanging, and waves of noisey bouts are met with bare, borderline inaudible moments as space and tension are balanced with a precision in the Pierluigi Billone composition.
The final track is the title track, by Zeynep Toraman, and is filled with curious droning, cinematic swells and even moments of nature-esque gestures that together puts a firm exclamation point on the highly absorbing listen.
A truly artistic first LP, Bierstone already has an impressive resume as a founding member of the duo scapegoat, as well as a player in the outfits Architek and NO HAY BANDA. With Mountains Move Like Clouds, he’s clearly embarking on an impressive and unpredictable solo career, too, and it’s one we should all be keeping a close eye on.
Travels well with: Alex Eddington- A Present From A Small Distant World; Allen Ravenstein- Rue Du Poisson Noir