Francois Bonnet / Stephen O'Malley - Cylene II

Drag City - DC880

Cylene II is the new materialization of the collabora- tion between Fran ois J. Bonnet & Stephen O'Malley, initiated in 2018 and continued without interruption since then, taking form in a myriad of contexts ranging from common practice to recording sessions, concerts and tours. Cylene II bears witness to these different contexts, offering a multifaceted sound signature developed on different occasions (artist residencies in La Bec- que, Switzerland and Modena, Italy, live performance excerpts, a studio session at INA-GRM Studios in Paris). The epic opening track "Four Rays (Anti Divide)" wel- comes, for the first time, other musicians - in this case a wind quintet - expanding the duo's sonic pal- ette without betraying the fundamental component of their music, namely the driving of sonic energy. Elsewhere, Bonnet and O'Malley propel the energy between themselves, extending the singular climate that has characterized their musical development over the past five years. Among their minimal presentation of tones and resonances, as glacial harmonic inter- sections slowly elevate with massive physicality to an orchestral degree, new refinements become evident: the music's relationship to silence, and a brightening of the fine metallic edge glowing at its core. For the listener, Cylene II is a sound that reaches from the deep and scales up to the far firmament in its careful motion, drawing emotions viscerally from the chest, giving rise to the suggestibility of the soul. A s ance of sorts for all who witness it, whether playing or listening.

Side A:
Four Rays (Anti Divide)
Rainbows
Vulcani di Fango

Side B:
Ghosts Of Precognition
Troisième Noire
La Ronde

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