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ARTIST
CYCLE~ 440
TITLE
The Topography of Ascending Frameworks
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
HOSPITAL HILL
CATALOG #
HH 2140742CD
HH 2140742CD
GENRE
EXPERIMENTAL
RELEASE DATE
3/29/2019
2015 release.
Cycle~ 440
are the London-via-Perth duo of
Sam Gillies
and
Kevin Penkin
. Their semi-improvisational electro-acoustic explorations fuse Kevin's brooding acoustic piano with Sam's fractured laptop sampling and processing to create soundscapes of alternately extreme fragility and overwhelming density. Both Penkin and Gillies are former students of Australian sound artist, composer and graphic score exponent
Cat Hope
.
The Topography of Ascending Frameworks
marks the final installment of the
Constructions Trilogy
; a longform conceptual recording project that explored a large scale idea-based framework to guide improvised composition. The trilogy began in 2011 with
The Geography of Collapsing Structures
, a study of deconstructive forces as applied to composition. In 2012, Cycle~ 440 recorded
The Cartography Of Shifting Planes
, an exploration of the musical potential of the line and of constant variation through minimal gestures. Finally, 2015's
The Topography Of Ascending Frameworks
explores the power of growth, utilizing musical structures characterized by excessive development and departure.
The Topography of Ascending Frameworks
boasts a strikingly scientific title, but it is by no means a cold or clinical listen. It ticks forward with quiet, sanguine momentum, bubbles under its still surface, surges with warped strands of noise pitted against contemplative piano chords and seethes with ominous drones and unsettling oscillations. Every moment exudes a unique blend of granular detail and zoomed-out expansiveness. Cycle~ 440 are winners of the 2013 WAM Experimental Song of the Year award for "So We Beat On, Boats Against The Current". Deluxe CD; limited edition.
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