mari maurice (more eaze) and Charalambides' Christina Carter debut their duo project Nighte with "Pin down the dust", a gorgeous précis of improvised weekly sessions that sounds like listening in on a private conversation.
If you've heard maurice's recent music then you'll know what a tear she's on right now. 'Pin down the dust' pairs the artist with proto-New Weird America legend Christina Carter; the duo made a decision to meet up each week and play together, sessions that directly resulted in the album. As soon as they started playing, they realized how natural it was, and this feeling carries through the recordings. It's deeply personal material that sounds as if it's bubbling from the heart - just listen to Carter's voice on 'Sweet Star' as it cracks over maurice's gentle field recordings, or the wobbly cosmic synths and organ on 'Crossing the dome'.
The duo tap into a rich seam of inspiration and emotion; both artists bring with them a web of ideas that's reflected in their personal catalogues, and their collaboration doesn't feel like an attempt to build on these personal reflections, but find something new that's unique and meaningful to both of them. As expected it's sound that doesn't shy away from the weirder side of life; 'Hot Star' is basically moaning over plughole synth belches, and 'Sunset tornado' sounds like free jazz through a malfunctioning algorithm. But for every moment of pure abstraction, maurice and Carter add a dose of pure calm, like 'Lullaby of heartache', a dream-folk purr that's got us properly misty eyed.
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mari maurice (more eaze) and Charalambides' Christina Carter debut their duo project Nighte with "Pin down the dust", a gorgeous précis of improvised weekly sessions that sounds like listening in on a private conversation.
If you've heard maurice's recent music then you'll know what a tear she's on right now. 'Pin down the dust' pairs the artist with proto-New Weird America legend Christina Carter; the duo made a decision to meet up each week and play together, sessions that directly resulted in the album. As soon as they started playing, they realized how natural it was, and this feeling carries through the recordings. It's deeply personal material that sounds as if it's bubbling from the heart - just listen to Carter's voice on 'Sweet Star' as it cracks over maurice's gentle field recordings, or the wobbly cosmic synths and organ on 'Crossing the dome'.
The duo tap into a rich seam of inspiration and emotion; both artists bring with them a web of ideas that's reflected in their personal catalogues, and their collaboration doesn't feel like an attempt to build on these personal reflections, but find something new that's unique and meaningful to both of them. As expected it's sound that doesn't shy away from the weirder side of life; 'Hot Star' is basically moaning over plughole synth belches, and 'Sunset tornado' sounds like free jazz through a malfunctioning algorithm. But for every moment of pure abstraction, maurice and Carter add a dose of pure calm, like 'Lullaby of heartache', a dream-folk purr that's got us properly misty eyed.
mari maurice (more eaze) and Charalambides' Christina Carter debut their duo project Nighte with "Pin down the dust", a gorgeous précis of improvised weekly sessions that sounds like listening in on a private conversation.
If you've heard maurice's recent music then you'll know what a tear she's on right now. 'Pin down the dust' pairs the artist with proto-New Weird America legend Christina Carter; the duo made a decision to meet up each week and play together, sessions that directly resulted in the album. As soon as they started playing, they realized how natural it was, and this feeling carries through the recordings. It's deeply personal material that sounds as if it's bubbling from the heart - just listen to Carter's voice on 'Sweet Star' as it cracks over maurice's gentle field recordings, or the wobbly cosmic synths and organ on 'Crossing the dome'.
The duo tap into a rich seam of inspiration and emotion; both artists bring with them a web of ideas that's reflected in their personal catalogues, and their collaboration doesn't feel like an attempt to build on these personal reflections, but find something new that's unique and meaningful to both of them. As expected it's sound that doesn't shy away from the weirder side of life; 'Hot Star' is basically moaning over plughole synth belches, and 'Sunset tornado' sounds like free jazz through a malfunctioning algorithm. But for every moment of pure abstraction, maurice and Carter add a dose of pure calm, like 'Lullaby of heartache', a dream-folk purr that's got us properly misty eyed.
mari maurice (more eaze) and Charalambides' Christina Carter debut their duo project Nighte with "Pin down the dust", a gorgeous précis of improvised weekly sessions that sounds like listening in on a private conversation.
If you've heard maurice's recent music then you'll know what a tear she's on right now. 'Pin down the dust' pairs the artist with proto-New Weird America legend Christina Carter; the duo made a decision to meet up each week and play together, sessions that directly resulted in the album. As soon as they started playing, they realized how natural it was, and this feeling carries through the recordings. It's deeply personal material that sounds as if it's bubbling from the heart - just listen to Carter's voice on 'Sweet Star' as it cracks over maurice's gentle field recordings, or the wobbly cosmic synths and organ on 'Crossing the dome'.
The duo tap into a rich seam of inspiration and emotion; both artists bring with them a web of ideas that's reflected in their personal catalogues, and their collaboration doesn't feel like an attempt to build on these personal reflections, but find something new that's unique and meaningful to both of them. As expected it's sound that doesn't shy away from the weirder side of life; 'Hot Star' is basically moaning over plughole synth belches, and 'Sunset tornado' sounds like free jazz through a malfunctioning algorithm. But for every moment of pure abstraction, maurice and Carter add a dose of pure calm, like 'Lullaby of heartache', a dream-folk purr that's got us properly misty eyed.