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Luís Lopes/Jean-Luc Guionnet: Live At Culturgest
ByOn "Part I," Lopes' controlled feedback articulations reach a harmonious accord with Guionnet's sonorous extended notes. Moving forward, the musicians generate concise themes with brackish overtones as they arm themselves for battle. The guitarist's fervent attack includes staggered chord clusters and closed-hand strumming techniques while soaring events into overdrive on many occasions. Yet he closes out "Part I" with clipping harmonics amid Guionnet's gruff and flickering upper-register notes.
The musicians' ignite "Part II" by progressing in linear fashion along with gobs of counterpoint and tersely executed flows. They also moderate the proceedings and rev it all back up with a syndicate of knotty incursions, accelerated by the saxophonist's plaintive cries, simmering flurries and gravelly arpeggios. Thus, it's an imaginative excursion, shaped by the artists' perceptive insights and strategic developments that are not extended into oblivion, as they sustain a good deal of interest throughout.
Track Listing
Part I; Part II.
Personnel
Luís Lopes: electric guitar; Jean-Luc Guionnet : alto saxophone.
Album information
Title: Live At Culturgest | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Clean Feed Records
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