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Colin Stetson: New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light
by AAJ Italy Staff
Terzo [e ultimo] capitolo della saga New History Warfare, questo To See More Light rappresenta un'ulteriore evoluzione nel percorso del sassofonista Colin Stetson, artista che negli ultimi anni ha alternato le collaborazioni con Tom Waits, David Byrne, Arcade Fire a una ricerca personale dalla precisa fisionomia. La ricetta è semplice: senza alcuna sovraincisione, ma solamente con l'utilizzo della respirazione circolare, di una particolare microfonatura che esalta anche il rumore percussivo delle chiavi dello strumento e in alcuni momenti letteralmente “cantando" ...
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by Mark Corroto
Saxophonist Colin Stetson's New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges evokes the quote by cowboy philosopher and former US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, “There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know."First question, how does he do this? Recorded without loops or overdubs ...
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