Music For Private Ensemble
General
| Jul 2013
Reviews
Adam Pearson
Reviewed 2013-07-18
Reviewed 2013-07-18
Instrumental, free chamber experimental, “contemporary classical.” McCann’s first new solo album since 2011's The Capital. It took 17 months to finish, combines composition and improv, and features a more acoustic set of instrumentation (violin, viola, cello, flute, piano, glockenspiel) and grand approach than McCann’s synth/tape/fuzz/effects/field recordings ambient/drone/folk/noise work. Meticulously multi-tracked. the sound here is orchestral, somber, soothing. It’s not classical - it’s dense, free, flighty, loose, there isn’t much repetition, and it’s ever-interested in texture. RIYL: Gavin Bryars, Brian McBride (of Stars of the Lid), Monopoly Child Star Searchers, McCann’s work with Matthew Sullivan, All brilliant. No FCCs.
1. Swirling, calming with resonating cellos, bowed loveliness. There’s a pause around 5:50 in before the second movement starts. (12:21)
*2. Shimmering, sprightly keys, percussion. (7:29)
*3. Some oddball coconut banging percussion before aching streaks of stringed, melodic beauty. (10:30)
4. Vocalist Kayla Cohen (Itasca) guests. McCann layers her voice to sound like a choir. Calming, subtle, aching. (8:23)
1. Swirling, calming with resonating cellos, bowed loveliness. There’s a pause around 5:50 in before the second movement starts. (12:21)
*2. Shimmering, sprightly keys, percussion. (7:29)
*3. Some oddball coconut banging percussion before aching streaks of stringed, melodic beauty. (10:30)
4. Vocalist Kayla Cohen (Itasca) guests. McCann layers her voice to sound like a choir. Calming, subtle, aching. (8:23)
Recent airplay
Introduction - Reservations, An Exchange Of Courtesies, Pts 1 & 2
Music Casserole — Aug 30, 2025
Character Change
Space House — Sep 19, 2013
Character Change
maximum entropy — Aug 22, 2013
Introduction - Reservations, An Exchange Of Courtesies, Pts 1 & 2
minimum entropy — Aug 21, 2013
City With All The Angles (For Dick Higgins)
minimum entropy — Aug 14, 2013
Character Change
Brownian Motion — Aug 14, 2013
Charting
2013-07-21 — 2013-09-22
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 22 | 1 |
| Aug 25 | 2 |
| Aug 18 | 2 |
| Jul 28 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Introduction - Reservations, An Exchange Of Courtesies, Pts 1 & 2 | ||
| 2. | Character Change | ||
| 3. | City With All The Angles (For Dick Higgins) | ||
| 4. | Conclusion - Our Days Of Generosity Are Over, Arden |