Thoughts From The Future
Gold Bolus, 2024
8/10
Listen to Thoughts From The Future
The violin duo of Charlotte Munn-Wood and Aimée Niemann, as Du.0 (du-point-oh) they explore the possibilities of their instrument with exciting and atypical sounds.
Emily Praetorius’ “That It Was To Say” starts the listen with a distinct droning, where the violins and voices are pitched in unison, and, later on, a distorted chorale presents itself alongside the manipulated strings.
In the middle, “Upon The Wheel”, by Leah Asher, presents jagged strings and bright bursts of violin noises before fuzzed out, strategic slides and rowdy vibrato enters.
The final piece, Scott Wollschleger’s “Dead Horse Bay… thoughts from the future…”, gives off the impression of found objects making noise, as well as meticulous drone cycles, melodic ambience and pitch tweaking for an unconventional exit.
The studio version of a concert they performed in 2020, these explorations into improvised and noise-rooted ideas embrace harmonized singing and gorgeous racket that is gloriously iconoclastic.
Travels well with: Robert Carl- Infinity Avenue; Rick Baitz- River Of January