Claire Rousay - Several Erasures
The mind gravitates towards the infinite fractal world, this is known and inherited. Within these repeated patterns, structure and rhythms are recognizable and have nurturing qualities. When creativity blossoms outside this framework, these efforts are most quickly labeled as abstract for art and experimental for sound. Both visual and sonic venues for arrangements without patterns are difficult tasks to manifest. True thoughts outside of the conditional spectrum are plagued by having no control. For those on the receiving end, the beauty is lost, the artists conceptual creation exists beyond understanding. This is something Claire Rousay understands.
The four selections included on Several Erasures, scream with patients and control. Sounds moving to either extreme, euphony to cacophony, then traversing back without pause. Echoing tones back to previous releases by Claire Rousay, a style that has been congruent throughout her recordings. Maybe describing this composition as absent of patterns is not completely accurate. When listening with close study, there are many micro sequences within Several Erasures. Minute detailed rhythms so brief or arcane, they are lost in the magnitude of transitions. This brings to mind another thought, when thinking of imagination outside the connective fabric, usually "beyond" is the associated image. This detailed aural landscape of Claire Rousay could use the antonym of beyond as a descriptive reference, but this is a difficult word to find an opposite for. Will have to go with a new word, bein (not the Qatar based sports network).
Released on Already Dead Tapes and Records in the middle of April. If remembered correctly, all of the cassettes from the label sold out in the pre-release stage. This is rare and very commendable for Claire, Already Dead and all supporters. If you would like to purchase a physical copy Claire is performing tonight at Exposure Series 2019 in Chicago. There was a tweet noting she has some copies of Several Erasures with her.
Links
Already Dead Tapes site - facebook - bandcamp - twitter
Claire Rousay - site - facebook - bandcamp - twitter
The four selections included on Several Erasures, scream with patients and control. Sounds moving to either extreme, euphony to cacophony, then traversing back without pause. Echoing tones back to previous releases by Claire Rousay, a style that has been congruent throughout her recordings. Maybe describing this composition as absent of patterns is not completely accurate. When listening with close study, there are many micro sequences within Several Erasures. Minute detailed rhythms so brief or arcane, they are lost in the magnitude of transitions. This brings to mind another thought, when thinking of imagination outside the connective fabric, usually "beyond" is the associated image. This detailed aural landscape of Claire Rousay could use the antonym of beyond as a descriptive reference, but this is a difficult word to find an opposite for. Will have to go with a new word, bein (not the Qatar based sports network).
Released on Already Dead Tapes and Records in the middle of April. If remembered correctly, all of the cassettes from the label sold out in the pre-release stage. This is rare and very commendable for Claire, Already Dead and all supporters. If you would like to purchase a physical copy Claire is performing tonight at Exposure Series 2019 in Chicago. There was a tweet noting she has some copies of Several Erasures with her.
Links
Already Dead Tapes site - facebook - bandcamp - twitter
Claire Rousay - site - facebook - bandcamp - twitter
