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Ballister: Mechanisms
By Track review of "Release Levers"The nineteen-minute opener, "Release Levers," is a nonstop slugfest, based on torrid undercurrents. But the trio tempers the flow prior to the bridge via microtonal dialogues and textures, then jumps into a reconstruction process while ascending back to the broad temporal plane, accelerated by reed man Dave Rempis' vociferous plaintive cries and rifling notes. Interspersed with subplots, cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm handles the bass parts and electronics treatments amid his fervent staccato lines.
Besides its unbridled intensity, Ballister seems possessed by positive spirits while gelling to the live element via an emotive, fluid, and overpowering set of protocols, offering thrills-a-nanosecond.
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Dave Rempis: alto, tenor and baritone saxophones; Fred Lonberg-Holm: cello, electronics; Paal Nilssen-Love: drums, percussion.
Album information
Title: Mechanisms | Year Released: 2012 | Record Label: Clean Feed Records
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