STYLE... Avant Instrumental

Horrendous: bass, clean & distorted electric guitar, slack-string guitar. Hart: solidbody electric mandolin, banjo-uke, electric saz.

REVIEWS...

"While noise has a prominent and intentional place in many of these works, Bret's collaboration with Ben is one of the less noisy entries in the series. Ben plays electric guitar, slack-string guitar, and bass, and Bret contributes solidbody electric mandolin, banjo-ukelele, and electric saz. The recordings sound like the two were recorded live in a studio together, so bravo on a well done mixing job. Chaos takes a backseat on these tracks to a more quietly considered approach, each note standing out as an entire phrase. Like so many of these collaborations, the variety of sounds the musicians produce is a highlight of the listening experience, and the duo include a mighty long list of creative earcandy. One of my favorite tracks is "Set Sun", one of the more sonically intense tracks on the disc. It includes fuzzed slide guitar and a combination of freakout runs on the fretboard and the slower subtle stylings heard on the other tracks. The result is a glorious marriage of contrast and cooperation, and the superior sound quality helps bring each element to forefront. Definitely one of the stronger entries in the Duets series. When I first put on the CD I went directly to the last track as a penned note from Bret on the tray card mentioned that a bread machine is heard on it. Sounds cool... I would have never guessed." --Reviewed by Jerry Kranitz

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