Vital Weekly
Electric Mono River of Martin Powell on theremin, Per Gisle Galaen on guitar and Sindre Bjerga on tape recorder and contact mics. They recorded their piece in improvisation at Stavanger's Tou Center earlier this year and its much more a solid work. I have no idea wether this one is edited or not, or that they are more skilled players, but what is pressed here in twenty-one minutes makes more sense. Low rumbling sounds playing repeating patterns, while all sorts of electronic components fly over this. It slowly builds up until it reaches its peak half way through and then slowly things start to disintegrate and distorted low humming guitar from the non-drone shelf remains. Very nice, solid improvisation that holds the attention of the listener throughout the length of this piece. Sturdy Norwegian improvisation. (FdW)