Oren Ambarchi Shebang (Drag City Records)
❝ Picking up from the staccato guitar patterns that ran through Hubris, Shebang’s single 35-minute track begins with a precisely interwoven lattice of chiming guitar figures, expanding Hubris’ monolithic pulse into a joyous, hyper-rhythmic melodicism that calls up points of reference as disparate as Albert Marcoeur, early Pat Metheny Group, and Henry Kaiser’s It’s A Wonderful Life. Building from isolated single notes into densely layered polyrhythms, the muted guitar tones are joined by subtle touches of shimmering Leslie cabinet tones and guitar synth. ❞ *
Only eight minutes of the full album are available until the release date (September 30) but no doubt the complete recording will prove to be a deeply meditative stream of sounds ideal for brain focus.
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