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Matt Turner: Crushed Smoke
The cellist mimics what appear to be animal sounds or perhaps a cranky old codger on "Smoking Carnivore," as he also emulates the sound of heavy machinery amid concentrated patterns and dissonant lines on "Fractals." Otherwise, Turner injects percussive statements, haunting thematic opuses, austere classicism, and emotive dialogue into his rather compelling repertoire. Needless to state this is heady stuff, yet Turner's often daring and hypermodern concepts often bespeak a mark of distinction.
Track Listing
Contraption; Space Station; Vent; Smoking Carnivore; Fractals; Sticky Victrola; Blisters; Koto Caress; Pegs; Prarie Lament; Tap; A Simple Line; Blinker; Clascht; Ancient Signs.
Personnel
Matt Turner
celloMatt Turner: cello, Yamaha electric cello.
Album information
Title: Crushed Smoke | Year Released: 2001 | Record Label: Tautology
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