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Marcelo Dos Reis / Angelica V. Salvi: Concentric Rinds
BySince then they have developed the singular double act heard on Concentric Rinds. All eight cuts are completely improvised, but that doesn't mean that melody and rhythm are absent. Indeed based on the output of dos Reis and trumpeters Luis Vicente and Susana Santos Silva and outfits such as Ozo, there seems to be a strand of Portuguese improv in which these features stand full square alongside the more expected unusual timbres and abstract expression. One or the other participant often holds down a insistent harmonious figure against which the other can pitch their lines. Both prepare their instruments and the resultant novel textures and random ingredients greatly benefit the discourse.
They bring together a range of influences including folk, blues, improv, classical and flamenco in a dramatic series of perfectly formed extemporized performances, which travel an arc from the tuneful to the austere, almost as if luring the listener into their soundworld. The gorgeous juxtapositions of tumbling arpeggios and chiming crystalline droplets on "Spirals" give way to metallic abrasions and mysterious deep tolling resonance of the final "Surface," via the crabbed stepwise exchange of "Concave." They demonstrate such a strong sense of unity that it's not always possible to tell who plays what. So on "Depth," is it the bowed drone or the kalimba like notes which originate from the harp? Or is it the guitar? But the striking combination and the emotional charge it generates is so winning that ultimately it doesn't matter.
Track Listing
Gravity; Spirals; Convex; Depth; Concave; Spheres; Circles; Surface.
Personnel
Marcelo Dos Reis
guitarMarcelo Dos Reis :acoustic guitar, prepared guitar, voice; Angelica V. Salvi: harp, prepared harp.
Album information
Title: Concentric Rinds | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Cipsela Records
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About Marcelo Dos Reis
Instrument: Guitar
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