na margem sul
David Grubbs & Manuel Mota
na margem sul
Boomkat Product Review:
Haunted ice-cold electric guitar minimalism from Gastr Del Sol's David Grubbs and Portuguese guitarist Manuel Mota. Shimmered and expertly restrained - for fans of Loren Connors or even Jeff Paker.
'Na margem sul' is a recording of David Grubbs and Manuel Mota's first public performance as a duo. They've been working together for over a decade - 2018's "Lacrau" is a particular highlight - but it's taken them this long to actually play together in front of an audience. Grubbs admits that although they've met countless times, they rarely talk about playing. "There's always something else to talk about," he says. So their collaboration is almost psychic, a wordless duet that's understood implicitly. The half-hour long, four-piece improvisation is stunningly beautiful, but delivered in the most subtle tones; it's hard to discern who's playing what, each guitar melts into the other and blurs into dreamy drones and fluttering harmonies.
Both musicians have been refining their performance for decades, Grubbs since his work with Squirrel Bait and Bastro in the late 1980s and Mota since his acclaimed solo recordings in the early 1990s. Their longevity lends both artists a level of restraint that's evident thru every note; there's no grandstanding here at all, rather they allow each other the space to perform, echoing through the empty space and transforming their strums, picks and bowed hums into deep drones and chiming, percussive clangs. It's disarming stuff.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Haunted ice-cold electric guitar minimalism from Gastr Del Sol's David Grubbs and Portuguese guitarist Manuel Mota. Shimmered and expertly restrained - for fans of Loren Connors or even Jeff Paker.
'Na margem sul' is a recording of David Grubbs and Manuel Mota's first public performance as a duo. They've been working together for over a decade - 2018's "Lacrau" is a particular highlight - but it's taken them this long to actually play together in front of an audience. Grubbs admits that although they've met countless times, they rarely talk about playing. "There's always something else to talk about," he says. So their collaboration is almost psychic, a wordless duet that's understood implicitly. The half-hour long, four-piece improvisation is stunningly beautiful, but delivered in the most subtle tones; it's hard to discern who's playing what, each guitar melts into the other and blurs into dreamy drones and fluttering harmonies.
Both musicians have been refining their performance for decades, Grubbs since his work with Squirrel Bait and Bastro in the late 1980s and Mota since his acclaimed solo recordings in the early 1990s. Their longevity lends both artists a level of restraint that's evident thru every note; there's no grandstanding here at all, rather they allow each other the space to perform, echoing through the empty space and transforming their strums, picks and bowed hums into deep drones and chiming, percussive clangs. It's disarming stuff.
Boomkat Product Review:
Haunted ice-cold electric guitar minimalism from Gastr Del Sol's David Grubbs and Portuguese guitarist Manuel Mota. Shimmered and expertly restrained - for fans of Loren Connors or even Jeff Paker.
'Na margem sul' is a recording of David Grubbs and Manuel Mota's first public performance as a duo. They've been working together for over a decade - 2018's "Lacrau" is a particular highlight - but it's taken them this long to actually play together in front of an audience. Grubbs admits that although they've met countless times, they rarely talk about playing. "There's always something else to talk about," he says. So their collaboration is almost psychic, a wordless duet that's understood implicitly. The half-hour long, four-piece improvisation is stunningly beautiful, but delivered in the most subtle tones; it's hard to discern who's playing what, each guitar melts into the other and blurs into dreamy drones and fluttering harmonies.
Both musicians have been refining their performance for decades, Grubbs since his work with Squirrel Bait and Bastro in the late 1980s and Mota since his acclaimed solo recordings in the early 1990s. Their longevity lends both artists a level of restraint that's evident thru every note; there's no grandstanding here at all, rather they allow each other the space to perform, echoing through the empty space and transforming their strums, picks and bowed hums into deep drones and chiming, percussive clangs. It's disarming stuff.
Boomkat Product Review:
Haunted ice-cold electric guitar minimalism from Gastr Del Sol's David Grubbs and Portuguese guitarist Manuel Mota. Shimmered and expertly restrained - for fans of Loren Connors or even Jeff Paker.
'Na margem sul' is a recording of David Grubbs and Manuel Mota's first public performance as a duo. They've been working together for over a decade - 2018's "Lacrau" is a particular highlight - but it's taken them this long to actually play together in front of an audience. Grubbs admits that although they've met countless times, they rarely talk about playing. "There's always something else to talk about," he says. So their collaboration is almost psychic, a wordless duet that's understood implicitly. The half-hour long, four-piece improvisation is stunningly beautiful, but delivered in the most subtle tones; it's hard to discern who's playing what, each guitar melts into the other and blurs into dreamy drones and fluttering harmonies.
Both musicians have been refining their performance for decades, Grubbs since his work with Squirrel Bait and Bastro in the late 1980s and Mota since his acclaimed solo recordings in the early 1990s. Their longevity lends both artists a level of restraint that's evident thru every note; there's no grandstanding here at all, rather they allow each other the space to perform, echoing through the empty space and transforming their strums, picks and bowed hums into deep drones and chiming, percussive clangs. It's disarming stuff.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Haunted ice-cold electric guitar minimalism from Gastr Del Sol's David Grubbs and Portuguese guitarist Manuel Mota. Shimmered and expertly restrained - for fans of Loren Connors or even Jeff Paker.
'Na margem sul' is a recording of David Grubbs and Manuel Mota's first public performance as a duo. They've been working together for over a decade - 2018's "Lacrau" is a particular highlight - but it's taken them this long to actually play together in front of an audience. Grubbs admits that although they've met countless times, they rarely talk about playing. "There's always something else to talk about," he says. So their collaboration is almost psychic, a wordless duet that's understood implicitly. The half-hour long, four-piece improvisation is stunningly beautiful, but delivered in the most subtle tones; it's hard to discern who's playing what, each guitar melts into the other and blurs into dreamy drones and fluttering harmonies.
Both musicians have been refining their performance for decades, Grubbs since his work with Squirrel Bait and Bastro in the late 1980s and Mota since his acclaimed solo recordings in the early 1990s. Their longevity lends both artists a level of restraint that's evident thru every note; there's no grandstanding here at all, rather they allow each other the space to perform, echoing through the empty space and transforming their strums, picks and bowed hums into deep drones and chiming, percussive clangs. It's disarming stuff.
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