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Giovanni di Domenico, Pak Yan Lau, John Also Bennett: Tidal Perspectives

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Artist: Giovanni di Domenico, Pak Yan Lau, John Also Bennett (http://www.johnalsobennett.com/) (@)
Title: Tidal Perspectives
Format: LP
Label: Editions Basilic
Rated: * * * * *
"Tidal Perspectives" unfolds like a delicate, oceanic daydream, where each ripple is a moment of collective spontaneity between three remarkable voices. Recorded in a single afternoon, this LP flows with the natural grace of tides - effortless, yet filled with hidden depths. Giovanni Di Domenico’s shimmering Rhodes piano melds with the crackling textures of Pak Yan Lau’s prepared piano and ceramic objects, while John Also Bennett’s bass flute weaves rays of sound that glide through the fog.

The quartet of tracks feels like an improvisational journey where every sonic gesture is instinctual, forming textures that evoke tidal ebbs and flows - unpredictable yet cohesive. The star track, “Tidal Perspectives,” moves with the slow, inevitable pull of ocean currents, drawing you out to a serene, abstract sea of sound. It’s a piece that teeters between clarity and uncertainty, making each note feel suspended in a world just beyond our grasp.

This trio seems to transcend the typical trappings of collaboration; they’re not just playing together but creating a new sonic language, reminiscent of Oren Ambarchi or Jim O’Rourke, where genres dissolve into the elements. Yet, there’s nothing forced here. The album’s most compelling moments arise from its unpredictability, where the listener is as much a passenger as the musicians themselves, swept along by the subtle forces at play.

In "Tidal Perspectives", music doesn’t just exist in time; it reflects the rhythms of nature, the inherent flux of things that move and change without fanfare or notice. Giovanni Di Domenico, Pak Yan Lau, and John Also Bennett have made a record that’s as fluid and imperceptible as a tide turning, one that asks to be felt as much as heard.

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