An immediate ignition; a series of fluttering electronic sound signals arrival. The where is hard to spot as the constant chirrup of unknown variables the static stutter of distant disturbances. A settled reflection sits atop a burr of metallic brogue that is alive with chatter, the ironic sound of rebellion.
Isambard Khroustaliov
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Not Applicable It is an intriguing combination; bass clarinet, electronics and percussion and one that renowned improvisers Lothar Ohlmeier, Isambard Khroustaliov and Rudi Fischerlehner utilise with equal parts aplomb and care, imbuing their sensitive imagery on In The Gloaming with space and time. The sounds initially are tentative, sussing out the spaces between one another then allowing them to merge when the time is right. The warm clarinet […]
Not Applicable Sam Britton‘s continuing experiments as Isambard Khroustaliov find him wandering further into a hinterland in which the way we experience sound as entertainment is taken out of a musical context and more into an aural tapestry or home listening sculpture. Using solely electronic means, familiar sounds and fragments of previously recognisable music are manipulated and distorted using AI and various synthesisers warped to such an extent […]
Not Applicable Sam Britton, the polymath behind Isambard Khroustaliov, originally trained as an architect, but was swayed into electronic composition early on and has been recording for the last twenty years or so, often in collaborations. The likes of percussionist Maurizio Ravalico and trumpeter Tom Arthurs have crossed his path recently, but here on This Is My Private Beach, This Is My Jetsam, we have the sounds of […]