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Dry Thrust: The Less You Sleep
ByThe Less You Sleep is the first document by this thoroughly unconventional trio of Georg Graewe who, as he has with the Sonic Fiction Orchestra, swaps his piano for an organ, guitarist (plus an entire array of electronics) Martin Siewert, and drummer Didi Kern. Graewe, the elder statesman here, is comfortable in both free and more traditional styles, having written for various ensembles from trios to chamber orchestras. His distinctive acoustic piano technique is easily recognizable, and that is what makes this outing intriguing. He choses the organ as both a complement and foil to Siewert's guitar & electronics and Kern's drum barrage. The assault of this music is a combination of glitchy guitar processing and askew pulse. The mostly shortish tracks range from the demolition of "Unruh" to the hushed sounds of "Afterburner" with Siewert's guitar pickups, Graewe's monastic organ, and Kern's driving pulse. Siewert's guitarheard in (Fake) The Facts with Mats Gustafsson and Dieter Kovacic, Radian, and Trapisthas an inclination to shred with some anarchistic electronic disturbances thrown in. There is a similar modus operandi for Kern, who performs with the avant-rock band BulBul and with improvising artists such as Elisabeth Harnik and Ken Vandermark. The sounds offer a melody before disfiguring it, or hint at tranquility only to conjure a storm. Magnificent storm or new dance craze? You decide.
Track Listing
Unruh; Backlit; In The Waiting; Vagaries I; Vagaries II; Afterburner; Tanzschritte; Wet Engine; En Clair; Casimir Dynamics.
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Album information
Title: The Less You Sleep | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Trost Records
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Instrument: Guitar, electric
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