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Onno Govaert / Marcelo dos Reis / Luís Vicente / Kristján Martinsson: In Layers
ByVicente leads by collaborating equally with and abetting this quartet. By championing the music of drummer Onno Govaert, guitarist Marcelo dos Reis, and pianist Kristján Martinsson, he raises the ebb and flow of this session and thus its tidewaters.
Govaert performs in Cactus Truck with Dikeman, and Twenty One 4Tet with Vicente, likewise dos Reis and the trumpeter are members of Chamber 4 and Fail Better!. Martinsson is the new name here, best known as a member of the K Trio.
The quartet's untroubled approach is heard on the opener, "Glaze," a casual coming together of threads or maybe better puzzled pieces of sound. Rattling drums, sprinkled guitar licks, slurred trumpet licks, and echoing piano notes come together as a magnet pulls iron in its direction. This attractiveness is heard throughout. "Varnish" applies an eerie touch with Vicente's muted horn hovering above the bowels of the piano, ticking percussion. The mood lightens on "Tempera," with some percussive guitar and the forward drive of Martinsson's piano and Govaert's drums. What distinguishes this quartet is the shared sense of objective here. Each player contributes equally to the music making, all in support of a leaderless sound.
Track Listing
Glaze; Feesco; Varnish; temera; Pentimenti; Underdrawing.
Personnel
Onno Govaert: drums; Marcelo dos Reis: acoustic guitar; Luís Vicente: trumpet; Kristján Martinsson: piano.
Album information
Title: In Layers | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: FMR Records
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