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Emily Hay / Marcus Fernandos

Hay-voice, flute, piccolo, piano, electronics

Fernandos-perc., field recordings, electronics

Lisle Ellis-bass, electronics

Ellen Weller-sax, flute

Al Scholl-guitar

If all Emily Hay did was sing, she’d be plenty impressive. That she can do so very much with reeds is gravy aplenty. And there’s more to come, as they say. Three people are listed here as doing electronics and since they overlap so much I can’t tell them apart. They are all marvelous at what they do, however. This is a record full of mysterious calls and silence, highly evocative textures and very assured playing throughout. Hay and Fernandos have chosen their partners well, and the whole shebang is testament to the wisdom of releasing the goods from the unconscious. Very high marks for every track here.

Public Eyesore

PECD 97

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Richard Grooms