(2022) claire rousay & e fishpool - Distance Therapy    


Review:
Longform Editions is one of the coolest imprints in contemporary experimental music. Since 2018, the Sydney-based label has commissioned avant-garde artists to record sprawling pieces, yielding intriguing results from musicians including Perila, Nailah Hunter and KMRU, to name just a few. On "Distance Therapy," her second piece for Longform Editions, neo-musique concréte favorite Claire Rousay teamed up with Budawang musician E.Fishpool for a remote collaboration. Composed for a Sol LeWitt exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the 20-minute track came to life in an attempt to translate the minimal psychedelic patterns of LeWitt's Loopy Doopy (red and purple) into aural abstract art you can listen to on your phone.  The duo pair glitchy synths and bass-y rhythms with Rousay’s signature field recordings, which were collected on site at the gallery. The jagged sounds of harsh buzzsaws and crunchy footsteps contrast inky pads and stuttering digital percussion. It further leans into the more structured, melodic sound Rousay has explored on recent standouts, like April's everything perfect is already here and last month's wouldn't have to hurt. The end result is lush but tastefully withdrawn, mimicking the snaking, dual-tone vibrance of the painting the pair drew inspiration from. — ra.co


   


Track List:
01 - Distance therapy [19:59]


Media Report:
Genre: ambient, experimental
Country: Los Angeles, California, USA
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-09-17)


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