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Wayne Horvitz: 55: Music and Dance In Concrete
ByListening to this album as a continuous piece via the subdivision of works and mini-plots, flowed rather seamlessly. The musicians venture into nouveau classical incursions amid what appears to be subliminal electronics effects caressing the strings and horns passages in choice spots. Several movements summon imagery of an interminable void. And various sections are designed with mesmeric and oscillating single note patterns atop swarming staccato lines.
Side B commences with the hornists' delivering a regal declaration of sorts, tinted with shadowy voices. It must be stated that Horvitz also intersperses sumptuous phrasings, equating to multi-hued pastoral settings with resonating accents and unexpected studio cuts in-between choruses. Moreover, the ensemble contrasts the production with minimalist detours and opuses that mimic the implied dance moves. Another striking characteristic is how the stone, plaster and wood construction of the fort generates a temperate foreground, inducing great depth. Ultimately, Horvitz' brainchild is a multidimensional feast for the aural senses that goes beyond the norm, and may even feature a few undocumented phantoms providing a transcendent aura along the way.
Track Listing
55 (1); 55 (15); 55 (29); 55 (10); 55 (16); 55 (26); 55 (3); 55 (5); 55 (21); 55 (18); 55 (12); 55 (9); 55 (20).
Personnel
Wayne Horvitz
keyboardsWayne Horvitz: music; Yohei Saito: video; Yukio Suzuki: choreographer; Tucker Martine: live recording – Steve O’Brien: trumpet; Naomi Siegel: trombone; Kate Olson: soprano saxophone; Beth Fleenor: clarinet and bass clarinet; Briggan Krauss: alto saxophone; Maria Mannisto: voice; Eyvind Kang: viola; Heather Bentley: viola; Roweena Hammil: cello; Victoria Parker: violin. “Kingyo” -Haruka Akagi: dance; Nao Ashimine: dance; Taeko Horii: dance.
Album information
Title: 55: Music and Dance In Concrete | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Self Produced
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About Wayne Horvitz
Instrument: Keyboards
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