Low cloud means death
Tetuzi Akiyama, Kevin Corcoran, Christian Kiefer
| Available Formats | No. of Tracks | Price | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download Album (mp3) | 10 tracks | £5.99 | ||
| Download Album (flac) | 10 tracks | £6.99 | ||
| Download Album (wav) | 10 tracks | £6.99 | ||
| Download individual tracks | N/A | from £0.75 |
Tetuzi Akiyama, Kevin Corcoran, Christian Kiefer - Low cloud means death
For years I've counted Tetuzi Akiyama as one of my absolute favorite guitarists. He's been cranking out great records for ages, honing his style and skill in every possible way. Add in Christian Kiefer, who has also put out a string of magnificent releases, and a talented drummer/percussionist in Kevin Corcoran (who has appeared on releases on Weird Forest and played in Antennas Erupt!) and you've got a recipe for something magical.
"Low Cloud Means Death" is a series of sea-inspired improvisations that are fighting a continual battle with the silence between each note. This is sparse music at its finest. Minimal notes float in the air as Corcoran lays a web of various percussion beneath the organic layer Akiyama and Kiefer weave. The instrumentation is varied - Akiyama sticks to acoustic guitar while Kiefer splits time on accordian, piano, and other vices. What the trio produces ends up coming off like an all-improvised Morton Feldman or something of the like.
This is a journey on salt-encrusted waves, traipsing through empty spaces in search of whatever aural mystery can be found. It goes something like this: Thump. Quiet again. Twang thump. Quiet. Quiet. Still quiet. Distant blap. And let me tell you, it is one fantastic voyage.
Reviews
"Never one to rest on his laurels, Akiyama has issued another great record that manages to sound nothing like the ones that came before it, and yet somehow still retains trace echoes of the singular clarity of his brilliant mind. If it's the likes of John Fahey and Robbie Basho that you seek, then turn elsewhere. Akiyama seems capable of speaking in no voice other than his own." - Dusted
"Kiefer's latest album Dogs & Donkeys might be his most ambitious and accessible work to date, and boasts another impressive roster of guest musicians. The album includes extended appearances by Wilco's Nels Cline, Low's Alan Sparhawk
Tracklisting
Download Album (ACE011DD)
- Tetuzi Akiyama + Kevin Corcoran + Christian Kiefer - Drowned Arch
- Tetuzi Akiyama + Kevin Corcoran + Christian Kiefer - Four beams over the wreck
- Tetuzi Akiyama + Kevin Corcoran + Christian Kiefer - Pale light
- Tetuzi Akiyama + Kevin Corcoran + Christian Kiefer - The pressure of the current
- Tetuzi Akiyama + Kevin Corcoran + Christian Kiefer - One patch of clear sky
- Tetuzi Akiyama + Kevin Corcoran + Christian Kiefer - Wind is all winds
- Tetuzi Akiyama + Kevin Corcoran + Christian Kiefer - The vision ship
- Tetuzi Akiyama + Kevin Corcoran + Christian Kiefer - Curious forms with darkness
- Tetuzi Akiyama + Kevin Corcoran + Christian Kiefer - Rope & cable
- Tetuzi Akiyama + Kevin Corcoran + Christian Kiefer - A prodigality of light
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