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Dom Minasi String Quartet: Dissonance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
ByMinasi guides the unit into oscillating flows and raises the pitch as he weaves among arco and plucked strings notes, instilling a confederation of richly developed counter-currents. At times, the playing brings to mind liquefying interconnections via a maze of movable demarcation points. On "The Dark Side," Minasi walks his nylon string guitar through chord movements that hint at an evolving deconstruction effort, involving his close-hand techniques and rhythmic voicings. And the strings summon up the dark side to complement a few tender moments. For those who enjoy a diverse harmonic palate complete with trebly highs, deep lows and polytonal midranges, this album may not satisfy. However, Minasi investigates the open-ended possibilities of dissonant theme-buildingyes there is such a beastin resounding splendor here.
On "Tumorology," Minasi's prolific chop chords and the strings' ominously devised choruses spawn a sense of urgency and turmoil; hence, the beauty of dissonant characterizations, equated to real-life imagery. In many ways, you can't ask for much more than that. Minasi and associates toy with the heart, soul and mind throughout the majority of this garishly compelling venture.
Track Listing
The Pasadena Two Step; The Dark Side; Green! Green! They're Green!; Dissonance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder; Slow Dance In The Bottomless Pit; Tumorology; Zing, Zang, Zoom!
Personnel
Dom Minasi
guitarDom Minasi: nylon string guitar; Jason Kao Hwang: violin; Ken Filiano: contrabass; Tomas Ulrich: cello.
Album information
Title: Dissonance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Konnex Records
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