6 Changes
Self-Released, 2022
8/10
The Montréal quartet Architek Percussion have taken on some exciting collaborations in their 10 year career, but this time they deliver one single work that’s spearheaded by Ben Duinker and his bandmates.
“When Will I Realize?” starts the listen with a bright tone that welcomes light buzzing and some minor rumbling later on, as the skilled drumming anchors the adventurous climate, and “Perspective” follows with a minimal approach of warm piano that’s paired with dreamy vibraphone.
Halfway through, “When Change Is Bad” recruits a firm rock foundation amid the hazy synth and subtle percussive timbre, while “Your Definition Of Homes Is Dependent On The Constants In Your Life” finds a hypnotic groove to reside in, and benefits much from shifting moods of sublime creativity.
The final two tracks, “Sitting The Next Few Plays Out” and “Dark Horse Fan”, are just as exceptional, where the former displays a unique sense of rhythm, and the latter blurs synth and vibraphone into a bare but impactful exit of thumping drums.
A fascinating listen that traverses plenty of textures, tones, gestures and rhythm, Noam Bierstone, Ben Duinker, Alessandro Valiante and Alexander Haupt, i.e. Architek Percussion, are an incredibly focused and dynamic on this fantastic 3rd album.
Travels well with: Third Coast Percussion- Perspectives; Noam Bierstone- Mountains Move Like Clouds