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 Abbiamo lasciato la prima uscita dei Yeti Rain, Discarnate, con il pensiero rivolto alle strane e sepolcrali visioni evocate dalla loro musica, sorta di ambient music rituale in cui si intrecciavano in modo abbastanza singolare i sintetizzatori ed un basso fretless, suonati rispettivamente da Roger Ebner e da William Kopecky. Trascorsi due anni e cambiata etichetta discografica, il duo Kopecky-Ebner ritorna con un Nest of Storms possibilmente ancora più criptico ed inquietante, forte anche dell'attività parallela Snarling Adjective Convention, con l'aggiunta di Joe Kopecky, il cui esordio è stato pubblicato di recente per la Unicorn Digital. Il supporto della Crimsonic sembra aver trasmesso energie creative di un certo peso, specialmente in sede di produzione: Nest of Storms gode di un suono ancor più nitido ed avvolgente rispetto a Discarnate, le composizioni danno proprio l'impressione di svolgersi negli spazi aperti più contaminati oppure (al contrario) nei luoghi più angusti ed arcani risalenti agli albori dei tempi. Il sax di Robert Ebner questa volta ricopre un ruolo fondamentale in buona parte dei brani e comunica all'intera opera un feeling (free) jazz piuttosto spigoloso e disturbante; il basso di Kopecky prende forma attraverso sonorità distorte e minacciose che ci fanno pensare alle improvvisazioni dei King Crimson anni settanta del periodo Red - Starless and Bible Black per portarci direttamente verso sonorità ai confini del r.i.o. In effetti l'aspetto elettronico in Nest of Storms risulta leggermente diluito e mitigato, più spinto verso un avant jazz-ambientale ostico e fascinoso, il cui suono è dilatato verso profondità abissali o cosmiche, a vostro piacimento, fra toni sussurrati e voci inquietanti, asprezze violente cariche di tensione ed attimi di purezza assoluta, come nella lunga chiusura ambientale di Star-Drilled Void (titolo alquanto esplicativo). Non è certo un caso come nella lista delle “deep thanks” siano inseriti i nomi di David Lynch, Albert Ayler e... Rasputin! Da ascoltare con la dovuta calma, senza fretta e nel giusto contesto, Nest of Storms è un'esperienza tutta da godere... |
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Rough ENGLISH Translation: We have left the first escape of the Yeti Rain, Discarnate, with the thought turned to the strange and burial visions evoked from their music, kind of ambient music rituale in which the sintetizzatori were interlaced in enough singular way and a low fretless, played respective from Roger Ebner and William Kopecky. Two years passed and changed record label, the pair Kopecky-Ebner return with a Nest of Storms possibly still more criptico and alarming, fort also dell' activity parallel Snarling Adjective Convention, with l' addition of Joe Kopecky, whose debut has been published of recent for the Unicorn Digital. The support of the Crimsonic seems to have transmitted creative energies of a sure weight, especially during production: Nest of Storms it enjoys a sound still clearer and wrapping regarding Discarnate, the compositions give own l' impression to carry out itself more in the contaminated open spaces or (on the contrary) in going back the narrower and mysterious places to the dawn of the times. The sax of Robert Ebner this time it covers a fundamental role in good part of the pieces and communicates all' entire a feeling operates (free) jazz rather spigoloso and disturbing; the low of Kopecky takes form through sonorità distorted and threatening that they make to think next to the improvisations of the King Crimson years us seventy of the period Red - Starless and Bible Black in order to carry to us directly towards sonorità to the borders of the r.i.o. In effects l' electronic aspect in Nest of Storms it slightly turns out diluted and mitigated, more pushed towards avant an jazz-environmental ostico and fascinoso, whose sound is expanded towards abysmal or cosmic depths, to your piacimento, between whispered tones and alarming voices, violent sourness loaded with tension and moments of absolute purity, like in the long closing acclimatizes them of Star-Drilled Void (title somewhat esplicativo it). A case is not sure as in the list of “deep thanks” the names of David Lynch, Albert Ayler are inserted and… Rasputin! To listen with the calm due, without haste and in the just context, Nest of Storms it is un' experience all to enjoy… |
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From the 5.9.08 Kenosha News Music Matters column. It's said that there's a thin line between genius and insanity. With Yeti Rain, that line is very thin indeed. In fact, if it were a pitch rather than visual, only dogs would be able to hear it. The progressive and experimental duo's - Roger Ebner (sax, wind synth, wind drum) and William Kopecky (fretted and fretless bass guitars, wind drum) - newest collection of songs Nest of Storms is a difficult listen by any measure. As Kopecky himself put it in a note to me, "the CD is pretty out there" Over the course of seven songs and 44 minutes sounds that are rarely, if ever, heard on a commercial release cascade over the listener. Most people seem to need at least a starting point as to what a group sounds like. The best I can tell you is to imagine if Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus sat around in a dark room doing massive amounts of acid and waited for inspiration to strike and then just hit record. Nest of Storms was in fact "spontaneously composed" by the two. The Crimsonic release is not something you'll find yourself punching in on the jukebox while you're playing darts or pool. If you do, please invite me to join your darts/pool league. "Nest of Storms" is haunting and beautiful. It is terrifying and hypnotic. It is the sound of the earth's tectonic plates shifting and throwing up huge boulders into the air then turning them into a swarming dance of the seven veils. It is the sound of The Goddess caressing our inner dreams and telling us, "Yes, please continue to dream." It is at times soothing and at other times a violent rip through reality. It is the sound of a toddler encased in a conflagrated bubble giggling while Idol TV-watching automatons burst into flames. Nest of Storms is the sound of the end and the beginning and what can be if only you allow yourself. Yeah, the CD is "pretty out there." That's why I love ya Bill. You can find more information at yetirain.com. William Kopecky and Roger Ebner also perform together in the avant funk/rock ensemble Snarling Adjective Convention. --Paddy Fineran |