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ROSE, JON & ABRAHAMS, CHRIS: Peggy
Number 12 in the ReR Jon Rose series.<p>
Jon
Rose and Chris Abrahams (of The Necks),
after four decades of being parts of other projects, finally got around to
recording as a duo. Jon uses a number of violins, including the bird - a specially made tenor
hardanger fiddle with sympathetic strings; his tunings are non-standard, and
create complex microtonal dissonances with the standard keyboard. Abrahams is
unfazed and somehow manages to make the conversation coherent; they’re still
speaking one language – probably because these are both virtuosi and they’ve
been around the block a few times. So this is not easy music; the simple
problems aren’t stimulating, so these negotiations begin at masterclass level.
Though pitch and counterpoint are the main topics, the third extended piece
pushes timbral exploration to the
edge; piano and violin are typecast as ‘classical’ but here they sound more
electronic and industrial. Probably not for everybody, but the real innovators
seldom are.
Code: ReRJRCA
Price: £5.00
