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| | | intransitive (usa) #int 027 cd brendan murray “wonders never cease” compact disc - hymn one (10:15)
- seize (11:42)
- hymn two (2:59)
- seas (19:42)
- hymn one (reprise) (4:34)
| | click the play button to hear an excerpt of "hymn one" |
| what a great way to kick off 2007 (or whatever year this currently happens to be) - with this, brendan murray’s epic “wonders never cease” on intransitive, finally available after several print/press mishaps and my own delays in getting the master to the label after the great hd crash of 2006...
i put brendan up there amidst the grand pantheon of gradient-shift composers due to his meticulous nature and sharp, procedural sense. to call any one of these 5 pieces “static” would be missing a large part what makes this music so extraordinary; the small, almost imperceivable details lurking under the formal overlay - the bubbling upper-harmonic buildup at each piece’s crescendo - the cumulative nature of the individual sounds as they gain momentum throughout.
anyone with even a passing interest in the more horizontal planes of contemporary electronic composition will be bowled over by the sheer force of sound by record’s end. i give this one, to you, my highest recommendation. |
| | intransitive press release... |
| int027 brendan murray wonders never cease cd
four years in the making, the music of brendan murray’s latest/greatest album of cinematic drone anthems, wonders never cease, was honed during live concerts around new york and new england. recorded in situ, each track was painstakingly (re)assembled and embellished back at murray’s studio. while it cannot accurately be called a ‘live album’, the adrenaline thrill of live performance is palpable as soon as the opening howl charges out from the speakers. from the laminal scorch of the opening track, through an electric fizz storm and a breathy hymn for what sounds like harmonica and folding chairs (?), the eyes-wide-open bliss of wonders is exhilarating. soulful, melodic and intimate, this is electro-acoustic music as gloriously life-affirming and natural as a sunrise.
• brendan murray’s third album, following last year’s critically acclaimed resting places cd (sedimental, 2005). • murray will headline a concert in boston on new year’s eve presented by the city of boston, and also featuring birchville cat motel, kapotte muziek, and keith fullerton whitman. • european tour with tomas korber and mike shiflet in early 2007 with stops in the uk, france, switzerland, belgium, germany, the netherlands. • for fans of william basiniski, greg davis, birchville cat motel, nobukazu takemura and andrew chalk.
intransitive recordings.
electronic music for people who like that sort of thing, est.1996 |
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