Chance2tliwosc - kræng
Released: September 16 Contrary to what impressions you may come off with, kræng is not a drum-centric album. Rather, it is an album made entirely with drums going into a computer for processing. This surprised me after the first listen because surely these tonal pieces are an accompaniment. But no, everything originates with the drums and builds from that. Even with pieces like “möven in anflug” with feature extensive tonal harmonies and even a bit of squealing, it is the result of the computer attached to these drums molding the song and transforming it. But this arrangement results in some of the most engaging and creative improvisation that I have heard in a while. With such an arrangement, you would think that the drums take the center stage here. While that is the case for a number of the pieces here, there are a few in which percussion takes something of a backseat. “Im sommerzelt der schneekönigin” features a raspy and borderline incoherent assortment of percussion that ki...
