Gramercy

General | Dec 2012

Reviews

Lestrygonian
Reviewed 2012-12-12
Cold and abstract clarinet / cello droning. Clarinetist Gareth Davis summons the demons of the abyss on what I assume is a bass clarinet, much like trombonist Stuart Dempster of Deep Listening Band. Cellist Frances-Marie Uitti has a vibrant, colorful expressive range that puts her in the same league as Hildur Gudnadottir and Janel Leppin. This is some gorgeous, introspective, subliminal chaos; for fans of classical music, and for haters of classical music.

1. (4:40)* Sparse, dissonant arpeggios. Contemplative.
2. (7:15)* Stark, bleak, and frigid.
3. (4:18) feels like an afterthought of the previous track
4. (4:18) hollow, distant clanging starts us off. Subterranean rumbling, only hints of notes. Creepy stuff.
5. (20:52)** drones hovering in illogical, non-Euclidean space, as Lovecraft might term it if he were a music geek. Bizarre, ethereal, entrancing. Hollow passages of hallucinogenic screeching, blipping. And it’s long, so you gotta play it. Step outside and become a pure subject of will-less knowledge.
6. (5:35) Calm, chill at first. Then it starts to echo. Oh shit. Who’s there? Is someone behind me?
7. (13:34) Gentle crescendo, goes from quiet to chaotic.

Recent airplay

Felt
minimum entropy iiMar 21, 2013
Stained
minimum entropyFeb 13, 2013
2am
The Sunset LifeFeb 07, 2013
2am
minimum entropyJan 30, 2013
Detour
Ghost TreesJan 24, 2013
Detour
minimum entropyJan 16, 2013

Charting

2013-01-12 — 2013-03-17 Classical/Experimental
Week EndingAirplays
Feb 17 1
Feb 10 1
Feb 3 1
Jan 27 1
Jan 20 1

Track listing

1. 2am
2. Felt
3. Smoke
4. Cold Call
5. Detour
6. Razor
7. Stained