VRTN & VBTRN
Circum-Disc, 2021
8/10
An artist whose background includes classical, jazz and rock music, Peter Orins focuses on the drums here, where to 2 lengthy solitary explorations come with much attention to detail and an unparalleled amount of exploration.
“VRTN” starts the listen, and in 31 minutes manipulates mood and space well, as drums anchor the landscape while wood, metal, glass and electronics blur the lines between art and music. Certainly odd and undeniably alluring, timbre and vibration are used strategically as Orins emits an almost mechanical feel.
“VBTRN” is shorter but no less fascinating, where a thin woodstick is placed between a cymbal and a floor tom, making the cymbal and drumhead produce a resonating and vibrating effect that lays the foundation for the low droning, faint harmonics and obscured melodies.
The entire effort was composed and performed by Orins, and his often tense and even meditative approach comes with an estimable ability to tweak, dissect and interpret sound in ways you can’t help but admire.
Travels well with: Adoct- Ouvre-Glace; Murmur Metal- Maelstrom