Matthew Bourne
Label: The Leaf Label
Read Description:
Sparse, modern classical compositions and captivating improvisation.
With the eclectic history preceding Bourne this debut solo recording has confounded expectations and by stripping away the quirkiness that was characteristic of previous work putting fragility and romanticism as his key focal elements. From the scrabbling energy in ‘Etude Psychotique’ to the mournful, elegiac cello of ‘Juliet’, ‘Montauk Variations’ could be said to evoke various characteristics of the English countryside, intent on drawing you in inquisitively just like a David Attenborough documentary does. WARNING this album may take a while to get to you but if improvisational music is yet to make an impact on you this collection will certainly serve as a great introduction by showing how this style of music can whisk you away into a world of your own and hold you there until it’s finished!
Releases we represent:
- Montauk Variations | Album | The Leaf Label | 2012
Quotes:
"A real delight"Jez Nelson, BBC R3, Jazz On
"Year zero improvising of the highest order"Jazzwise
"Whether mellow and romantic (Juliet) or tumultuously erratic (Etude Psychotique), Bourne's work is ceaslessly inventive and always absorbing" **** The Skinny
Tracks included on the following samplers:
- Matthew Bourne "Montauk Variations" Download sampler here
- New Music Vol 18 USA Download sampler here
- Woodwork New Music Vol 19 Download sampler here
- Woodwork New Music Vol 19 USA Download sampler here
