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Roger Clark Miller: Eight Dream Interpretations for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble
ByThe compositions combine traditionally notated sections with graphic notation and improvisation. "Dream Interpretation #16" opens the program with a mysterious low rumble, heavy on the reverb. Rock guitar riffs appear on top, then a locomotive rhythm drives a guitar solo (more than a bit reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix at his most experimental). Cut to pointillistic guitar, and conclude with heavy chords and a bit of backward texture. "Dream Interpretation #20" is awash with echo and backward loops, recalling Pink Floyd at their most psychedelic, before building to a massive multi-guitar climax. "Dream Interpretation #19" follows with a rhythmic ostinato right from the beginning, a perfect accompaniment to an expansive rock guitar solo. A delicate bridge section features ringing harmonics and deep slide sounds.
"Dream Interpretation #14" begins with what sounds like a distant choir, joined by a gentle bass line. "Dream Interpretation #18" covers a lot of ground in its nearly seven- minute run time: from a thick texture of spacey repetitive rhythms to a chordal interlude, to a new rhythmic pattern (spiced with prepared guitar sounds), to a return of the thematic lines heard earlier. "Dream Interpretation #15" concludes the album with huge cave-like reverb, populated by impossibly low sounds, chiming prepared guitars, and skittering glissandi. The music comes together around more repetitive patterns before fading out in a wash of echos. These dreams vary between three and seven minutes each, but they are information-rich. The dance between composition, performance and improvisation is unique, the end result of Miller's long journey into these lands.
Track Listing
Dream Interpretation #16; Dream Interpretation #17; Dream Interpretation #20; Dream Interpretation #19; Dream Interpretation #13; Dream Interpretation #14; Dream Interpretation #18; Dream Interpretation #15.
Personnel
Roger Clark Miller
guitar, electricAdditional Instrumentation
Roger C. Miller: Custom Stratocaster 6-string; three Rogue lap-steels (on legs), two prepared and one tuned unison E; multiple foot pedals / sound-altering devices; Boomerang III Looper.
Album information
Title: Eight Dream Interpretations for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble | Year Released: 2022 | Record Label: Cuneiform Records
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About Roger Clark Miller
Instrument: Guitar, electric
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