Pressure relief….. these are the sounds to listen with caution. dustsceawung is a well used pot on the stove with a locking lid. The broken gauge configured with a crack that looks suspiciously like a smile. A worn rubber gasket creating a seal far past it’s expected life by the manufacturer. Still this is not enough. There is no measure to how much force lies within. A hiss escapes, a rattle or knocking comes and goes. The process continues with thoughts of the contents within. In this case three conscious beans are cooking at controlled heat. Miri Karraker playing viola, Noah Ophoven-Baldwin wielding the cornet and Mitch Stahlmann engaging the flute. Their sounds are slowly infusing together. Each artist well aware of the applied degree needed to facilitate the congruence with the others.
Two twenty minute selections on this composition. “firn” recorded in 2018 and “fold” recorded in 2022. There is a similarity between these two pieces, but “firn” is just a bit more stewed with almost a drone canvas. “fold” has a vividness in clarity and is more acute the entire way through. The instruments on “fold” pierce thoughts with a sharper edge, creating a mysterious world on the peripheral of consciousness.
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