| Description | : NEXTERA, 2002; DIE ERSTE CD NACH DER LANGEN SCHAFFENSPAUSE IST NICHT NUR EDELST EINGEPACKT, SIE ENTHÄLT AUCH EINEN ÜBERAUS EDLEN, ERHABENEN KONTEMPLATIV-DRONE, DER SICH SCHWIRREND IN EINIGE RICHTUNGEN AUSBREITET ABER STETS MEDITATIV UND SCHWINGEND BLEIBT. , DEEP WAVES FOR THE CORE OF BEING.. " CLEAVE IS A 62 MINUTES PIECE WHICH SLOWLY CHANGES, WITH A VERY WIDE SOUND, LOW, AND VERY RESONANT. IT'S *ALMOST* AMBIENT OR 'MEDITATIVE MUSIC' WITH VERY SPECIAL ATMOSPHERE, AND A FEW SUPRISES - BECUASE MAYBE...IT ISN'T! SOURCE MATERIAL FOR THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1999 FOR ANDREW'S FRIEND'S WEDDING CEREMONY IN NEPAL!" [LABEL INFO], [....WHAT I THINK IS THE SOUND OF A CELLO IS THE BASIS OF THE RECORDING. THE BOW NEVER LEAVES THE STRINGS AND PROBABLY IN A GENIOUS WAY, THE WHOLE THING WORKS LIKE A ONE BIG DRONE PIECE. SEVERAL SHORTER MOVEMENTS ARE CUT INTO LOOPS AND PLAYED AD INFINITUM. THE ONLY OTHER COMPOSER I CAN COMPARE IT WITH IS WORKS BY PHIL NIBLOCK, SOMETHING LIKE 'FOUR FULL FLUTES' OR HIS CELLO PIECES. MOVEMENTS FADE OVER AND OUT AND BACK IN AGAIN, SLOW AND MAJESTICALLY EVOLVING AND RISES LIKE A MAJOR FORCE IN YOUR SPACE. PROBABLY THE MOST AUSTERE HAFLER TRIO I KNOW, BUT IT IS HAUNTINGELY BEAUTIFUL. AND DESPITE THE BARELY READABLE FONT, THE PACKAGE IS GORGEOUS TOO." (FDW IN VITAL WEEKLY # 352) |
