Game/No Game
George Marsh- perc.
W.A. Mathieu- piano
I’m partial to Mathieu’s solo work, but it’s hard to love these duets. Too much of the content here recalls the same old over-polite, overly-white and retentive music found at the crossroads of jazz and classical. The dread figure of third stream rears its head regularly. Too well-behaved for jazz or classical, this is simply uninspiring. People have been making music that sounds exactly like this for at least thirty-five years, and it was never a good idea in the first place. Mathieu’s previous work that I’ve heard is far better than this and is similar to Terry Riley’s solo piano work. Be sure to check it out.
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Mutable 17518-2
Richard Grooms