Flux
Navona, 2019
8/10
Featured here are 9 composers from the Society Of Composers Inc., as each one brings their own unique set of skills to a very enlightening display of new, contemporary sounds.
Ryan Carter’s “On A Better Filtering Algorithm” starts the listen abruptly with abstract chamber work, and “The Earthy And Ethereal Bond”, by Wendy Wan-Ki Lee, follows with cello and flute working together dynamically with mystery and intrigue.
Elsewhere, “Echo Caves” (Igor Karaca) places soprano saxophone alongside piano on the South African influenced affair, while Jonah Elrod’s “Urban Sky Glow” places the marimba front and center on an adventurous tune that explores the relationship between city and starlight.
Near the end, “Crumbs”, by Leah Reid, focuses on percussion in unpredictable ways, and Nathaniel Haering’s “Medical Text p. 57” uses voices as instruments on the extremely unusual exit that ties the varied sounds and exploratory delivery of the entire listen.
Though each track here follows its own unique path, the listen as a whole flows seamlessly from one experience to the next from the some of the brightest and most creative minds in today’s classically influenced scene.
Travels well with: Mikarimba- Tapereba; Jeffrey Jacob- Dreamers