«« »»

DOUG THERIAULT/BRYAN EUBANKS: Big Clouds in the Sky Today

More reviews by
Artist: DOUG THERIAULT/BRYAN EUBANKS
Title: Big Clouds in the Sky Today
Format: CD
Label: Creative Sources
Rated: * * * * *
Two tracks recorded live in Portland this April, improvised by Theriault at "sensor guitar controlling" and live electronics and Eubanks at "open circuit electronics", which I have honestly no clue about - maybe it's a kind of synth, or some self-built effect. The two pieces, "don't worry about the future" and "a majestic", are quite massive in length (21 and 41 minutes respectively), and unfortunately quite similar in the sound amalgamation: harsh and granular guitar noise and equally noisy electronic interventions. "Big Clouds in the Sky Today" suffers the risk of many improvised and unedited recordings: the listening experience is fascinating dunring the very first minutes, only to become stale afterwards. The duo's performance is not as varied and graceful as improvisation has to be, and not as brutally pregnant as a good harsh noise recording.

Comments

«« »»