Pastoral beauty. A haunting, roiling piano ostinato partakes of equal parts minimalism and Debussy, joined by graceful, uplifting cello melody.
Begins with rippling piano trills and dissonant chords, accompanied by impressionistic flute; midpoint, a piano pulse introduces a leisurely rhythmic theme developed by the ensemble, which is punctuated by some tasty distorted guitar.
Begins with rippling piano trills and dissonant chords, accompanied by impressionistic flute; midpoint, a piano pulse introduces a leisurely rhythmic theme developed by the ensemble, which is punctuated by some tasty distorted guitar.
A long piece which alternates, after a quiet ominous beginning, between astringent lyricism from the two pianos and stabbing, percussive drama from the ensemble of bass, percussion and keyboards.