Martyn Bates bringt mit “Summer, Cat’s Cradle” das dritte Album seines Eyeless In Gaza-Nachfolgeprojektes Kodax Strophes heraus. Es entstand solo mit dem Einsatz von Stimme, elektrischer Gitarre, Becken, Kybd, Percussion, Tapes und Radio. Der Musiker nennt im Begleittext eine Art katharticher Intention als Grundmovens für die Entstehung des Albums: “I’ve been feeling kinda disconnected lately, due to lots of personal reasons that it isn’t really the time or place to go into – & so, when I got to the studio I found that I wanted to reflect that feeling – make something positive, cathartic. I wanted to capture it all by making something painterly/splashy – aleatoric, riddled with chance: improvisational, with the occasional found sound – & yet still full with plenty of lyrical/pastoral SONG, for all that. Music & Words & Sound for emptying dreams to: music to free-associate by”. Weiterlesen →