Totem
Jerome Bourdellon-flutes, shakuhachi
Thomas Buckner-vocals
A
sustained series of musically shamanic (I know it’s an overused
adjective, but there’s just no other word) takes on the sculptures of
Alan Kirili. Kirili’s sculptures are, as the title of the record
suggests, well, totemic. And like totems, they are capable of inspiring
awe and wonder in the viewer, even the dismantling of the senses.
Bourdellon’s reeds and Buckner’s voice make this liminal reality
possible and they sometimes seem to break through the threshold of
ordinary life and consciousness in their search for the transcendent. I
recommend, however, that you break for lunch or something halfway
through. The liminal can be heavy-going at times. An astonishing
testament.
Mutable
17526-2
Mutable
Music
www.mutablemusic.com
Richard
Grooms
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