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Willie Oteri / Dave Laczko: WD-41
ByOteri's résumé includes collaborations with latter-day King Crimson musicians and former Frank Zappa hired guns, among other notables. In light of this, he's obviously well-seasoned in the progressive rock realm, amid the more experimental persuasions, driven home by the output of this effort. Essentially, the duo portrays a stark no-man's land via oscillating treatments, brimming with Oteri's odd-voicings and howling lines, while Laczko's resonating notes provide gobs of depth and airy environs.
The musicians fuse maniacal psychedelia with free-form improvisation. Oteri makes his guitar weep in concert with otherworldly implementations, where at times, it's difficult to discern from where the contrasting sounds are emanating. On "G-9," the guitarist dishes out a rhythmically framed lower register ostinato pattern in support of the trumpeter's soaring choruses and bizarre phrasings.
The artists transmit a dark and ethereal set of circumstances, while having some notable fun during the process. It's a synthetic soundscape of aural colors that prods the mind's eyestranger than fiction, some might say.
Track Listing
J-2; H-1; H-2 (Interlude); H-3; G-9; C-1; J-1; I-13.
Personnel
Willie Oteri
multi-instrumentalistWillie Oteri: guitars, loops, effects; Dave Laczko: trumpet, effects.
Album information
Title: WD-41 | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Self Produced
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About Willie Oteri
Instrument: Multi-instrumentalist
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