Greg Davis, Jeph Jerman, and Albert Casais 6 x 20

Just as before, the covers are again great for these Winds Measure Recordings (see Vital Weekly 559), and in one case we get a recurring cast, but now expanded. Jeph Jerman and Albert Casaid (formerly the latter worked as Omnid) here present a new work of six pieces of twenty minutes. In each piece on disc one one specific sound source is used. There is water, leaves and bamboo. On second disc each of the players choses their own sound sources and and none knew what the other did, until it was mixed. Jeph and Albert worked together, and send their tapes to Greg who added his parts. If one is aware of the work by Jerman in the last ten or so years, you know you are treated with silent music. Rubbing, pushing and scraping his objects, he never makes big waves, but rather wants the listener to listen. In concerts he uses no amplification and can only play for a small group of people. In these trio recordings the same thing is done: careful and silent music, of touching the sound sources delicately. It's hard to believe that some parts were not recorded together, since it all sounds very united, a homogenous thing, almost like a direct live recording of an event. Perhaps not be played in one go, these two hours, but it's certainly a great CD. (FdW)

Frans De Waard Vital Weekly 566