Gordon Grdina - DUO WORK (2024) [Hi-Res]

The cacophonous opening that is "Song One" sets the tone for this two-man outing. A simultaneous consolidation and companion piece to these two musicians' participation in the Square Peg outfit, it is also an exercise in stamina in pursuit of the nuances of noise: Grdina's use of MIDI guitar is an implicit challenge to Lillinger on drums and percussion. But the latter certainly rises to the occasion in the midst of all this action (besides mastering the recordings from Bewake Studios mixed by John Raham): cuts such as "Impala'' find these two jousting in time for the duration. Those less-than-two minutes, like each of the dozen tracks, not only generates a momentum of its own but also accumulates enough to carry over into the whole. So, "Ash" is one of the four formal compositions of the stringed-instrument wizard and it carries all the impact of the free-form pieces he improvised in tandem with his esteemed collaborator. As on "Encounters," their instantaneous exchanges during these thirty-eight minutes-plus bespeak a chemistry untainted by extraneous elements (including the constraints of time). Would there were more content like "Gerhard," however, because abrasive as it is, this piece furthers the revelation of ostensibly endless inspiration in play during these recording sessions.



Tracklist:
1.01 - Gordon Grdina - SONG ONE (3:25)
1.02 - Gordon Grdina - DISSOLUTION (3:56)
1.03 - Gordon Grdina - IMPALA (1:54)
1.04 - Gordon Grdina - BUNKER (3:50)
1.05 - Gordon Grdina - ASH (3:45)
1.06 - Gordon Grdina - ENCOUNTERS (7:33)
1.07 - Gordon Grdina - PIXILATED (0:36)
1.08 - Gordon Grdina - JALOPY (4:12)
1.09 - Gordon Grdina - GERHARD (1:04)
1.10 - Gordon Grdina - BIG BLUE (1:22)
1.11 - Gordon Grdina - TRAVERSE (3:40)
1.12 - Gordon Grdina - SONG TWO (3:16)