Barre Phillips & Gyorgy Kurtag Jr: Face a Face

With the songs ranging from one to just over four minutes, double bassist Barre P hillips teams with electronic man Gyorgy Kurtag for a collection of moody and spontaneous conversations. Is it “music” when you get echoey drips on “The Under Zone” or the sound of falling sticks and slashing bass on “Across The Aisle”? Gurgles and sounds of emanating light on “Algobench” or rustling and scurrying  on “Bunch” do not make  me go run for a transcript, neither does the ambient wall paper of “Chosen Spindle”. Is this a sound track for decompression rooms?

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