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Title:  Wakool Artist:  Candlesnuffer Label:  Room40 Format:  CD Price:  € 10.00   Mp3 samples: none

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"Recorded over a series of four SundayÊafternoons, Wakool is an interrogationÊinto an expanded range of techniquesÊand gestures applied to instrumentsÊincluding banjo, electroacoustic guitar,Êbandura, and eukolin. In part anÊantidote to laborious studio process, thisÊproject privileges live stereo recordingsÊwithout additional overdubs, processingÊor equalization. The varied andÊspontaneous nature of DavidÕs effortlessÊplaying across an eclectic range ofÊinstruments was recorded transparentlyÊto direct the aural focus on the dynamicsÊand nuances comprising eachÊperformance. In some ways Wakool isÊpure documentation of process, simplyÊdemonstrating DavidÕs formidable rangeÊof concepts and techniques developedÊover an extraordinary period ofÊexperimentation and researchÊcommencing in the late 70s. On the otherÊhand DavidÕs meticulous preparation ofÊeach instrument combined with hisÊprodigious knowledge of improvisationalÊpractice provides a complexity thatÊnegates the need for sophisticated studioÊprocess. Wakool stands as a testamentÊto DavidÕs sustained and unwaveringÊcommitment to improvisation, which heÊexecutes with enthusiasm, vigour andÊinventiveness that easily posits him as theÊmost vital figure in the Australian musicalÊavant-garde."Ê- Philip Samartzis

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