Colla Voce
Out Of Your Head, 2024
8/10
The inimitable artist Nick Dunston brings his diverse talents to these 13 unconventional tracks that welcome the JACK quartet and others for an avant-garde experience.
“Ova’Churr” opens with plenty of distortion, as processing enters the erratic and controlled chaos approach, and it isn’t long until “Blinding, Joyous, Fearful” emits manipulated strings and a sci-fi approach that unfolds with incredible detail.
Moving into the middle, “Lo And Behold” showcases plenty of tinkering and adventurousness amid a hint of melody, while “Argon” drones with a mesmerizing approach of swirling and cinematic qualities.
Near the end, “Anglo-Adjacent Phonetic Approximations” blends the harmonic voices in a lighter mood that benefits from Moritz Baumgärtner’s agile drumming, and the title track exits with mysterious vocals used as an instrument alongside the precise double bass from Dunston for the nearly soothing 9+ minutes.
A superbly experimental outing that touches on jazz sensibilities, Dunston and his crew make for much intrigue and playfulness to be absorbed.
Travels well with: Alfredo Colón- Blood Burden; Hannah Marks- Outsider, Outlier