clinamen - Clinamen
A brilliant trio recording from trumpeter/vocalist Arve Henriksen (star of several Rune Grammofon solo records and member of Supersilent), pianist/composer Giovanni Di Domenico and drummer/percussionist Tatsuhisa Yamamoto (who has previously worked with Jim O'Rourke, Otomo Yoshihide, Sachiko M and Keiji Haino, among others). The music on this album tends to be very patient and spaciously performed for much of the time, and the three musicians spend the earliest parts of the album seemingly keeping a respectful distance from one another, tentatively locking phrases together over the course of 'Aide' and 'Hyrje' before working with a greater density of sound for 'Mask That Eats Water' and the off-kilter jazz of 'Idiot Glee'. On these tracks the versatility and innovation of Yamamoto is especially apparent, although each player shines as the album progresses: 'Vatos' features some of Henriksen's characteristic vocal abstractions, making the piece sound a little like Sigur Ros, and then there's the quite superb 'Silence Is Twice As Fast Backwards', which is pinned together by a tense and shuddering piano line from Di Domenico. Excellent.









































2CD // £8.99












