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Anna Webber's Percussive Mechanics: Refraction
By Track review of "Friction/VIF (Reflection)"One of many standout tracks is the album closer "Friction/VIF (Reflection)," where bassist Igor Spallati launches the activities with creaky arco lines, venturing towards a mild and unassuming schema amid droning horns that proclaim a subliminal mantra-like groove. The band converges and generates a rebellious motif followed by drummer Martin Kruemmling's tapping percussion patterns. Moving forward, Webber and multi-reedman James Wylie's single note expressionism spawns a peculiar sequence of events that form a music vernacular akin to high-strung minimalism, amped by Elias Stemeseder's accenting block chords that transition the group into a festive cadence. Thus, it's just one of several cleverly devised compositions that steer the psyche into a bizarre netherworld and basically counterbalances other works, sculpted on genre-busting thematic constructions.
Personnel
Anna Webber
composer / conductorAnna Webber: flute, tenor saxophone; James Wylie: clarinet, alto saxophone; Elias Stemeseder: piano; Igor Spallati: bass; Max Andrzejewski: drums, marimba (4); Martin Kruemmling: drums.
Album information
Title: Refraction | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Pirouet Records
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