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Tatsuya Nakatani & Shane Perlowin: Anatomy of a Moment
ByThroughout much of this album, Nakatani's sounds take on a chaotic, almost industrial vibe and stand out in sharp opposition to Perlowin's delicate and largely tonal arpeggios. On several tracks, however, Nakatani's percussion seems to run in a path parallel to Perlowin's guitar. "Long Walk Into Night" starts the album off on a spacey psychedelic vibe. Here, Nakatani's bowed metals hover and shimmer over Perlowin's lovely acoustic ruminations, sounding almost like highly distorted electric guitar chords. "Dolorous Duenna" revisits the same territory, though the piece's slow, deliberate pace imparts a spooky, ominous feeling to the pair's interaction. Perlowin switches to electric on two tracks: "Last Night Now" and "Century Seconds." The latter features some of Nakatani's most overtly rhythmic work, and sounds like a long-forgotten sound experiment by Can or Faust. Perlowin hammers and strums his electric on "Last Night Now," achieving a vaguely Middle Eastern atmosphere, while Nakatani's drumkit marches resignedly alongside. The overall effect of this piece is similar to the Sun City Girls' improvisational forays.
The utter brilliance of Anatomy of a Moment is a testament to both musicians' skills as both players and listeners. Striking in both its originality and its daring approach to duet improvisation, it's safe to say that there's nothing else quite like it.
Track Listing
Long Walk Into Light; The Swinging Door; Undoing; Last Night Now; Cruel to be Kind; Anatomy of a Moment; Day of Exceptions; Dolorous Duenna; Century Seconds.
Personnel
Tatsuya Nakatani: percussion; Shane Perlowin: acoustic and electric guitars.
Album information
Title: Anatomy of a Moment | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: New Atlantis Records
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