Mind & Machine, Volume Five
Ravello, 2023
8/10
Listen to Mind & Machine, Volume Five
We’re treated to another installment of the Mind & Machine series, where the avant-garde sounds unfold from 8 composers who are among the brightest in the area of electro-acoustic sounds.
William Jason Raynovich’s “Now #256” opens the listen with Raynovich’s electric cello making for a very absorbing and moody climate of beauty, and “Kaleidoscope”, by Bill Whitley, places Whitley on electronic instruments, Elena Talarico on acoustic piano and Francesco Zago handling gongs and bells for the uniquely dreamy, cinematic delivery.
Elsewhere, Juliana Hodkinson’s “Furs” enlists foley and sewing machine from Hodkinson for a highly creative landscape of sound manipulation, while “I Am All That Is Here, I” employs Colin Kemper’s Bb clarinet for the sublime use of minimalism that drones with intrigue.
Near to the end, Daniel De Togni’s “Rain On The Wind” is populated by Amy Advocat’s bass clarinet and Matt Sharrock’s marimba via the rich and fluid songwriting, and Raynovich returns for the exit, “Now #257”, where a low ambience is full of both mystery and introspection.
An often meditative collection that tips it hat to scientific concepts, each composer carries a distinct vision that is executed with patterns that lend themselves to self-reflection.
Travels well with: David Therrien Brongo- Confluence; Avner Finberg- The Four Seasons Of Isolation