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Frame Trio: Luminária
ByOn six cuts, captured live in Coimbra, Portugal, the threesome spans the distance between extemporized melody and improv noise, with particular attention to the spaces between. Vicente combines a lyrical sensibility with the lexicon of modern trumpet technique familiar from the likes of Peter Evans and Nate Wooley, whereby his mournful cries might metamorphose imperceptibly into rasping exhalation. Belgian bassist Vermeulen revels in the physicality of his instrument, with the thwacks and knocks of string against wood as important as the resonant vibration. He fits in well.
As an active concert promoter and label boss, it is perhaps not a surprise that dos Reis also brings organization to the off-the-map goings on. In many cases he holds everything together in singular style but without resort to virtuosity, using minimalist reiterations to form a unifying thread, exemplified by his repeated rattle on a single dampened string on "Luminária 3" or his insistent harsh bowing of the guitar, which establishes the mood for the tense "Luminária 5."
Even though the parts are strong, it would count for nothing unless they meshed together. And that is the strength of the Frame Trio; three disparate voices unite to fashion complex, difficult-to-describe atmospheres, like that in "Luminária 1" where Vicente's beautiful, breathy sustains edge into distortion, in contrast to dos Reis' metallic chiming and flurries of pizzicato bass, phrasing together and pausing together as if a single organism. Such effects are commonplace throughout this captivating recording which excels in both the travelling and arriving.
Track Listing
Luminária 1; Luminária 2; Luminária 3; Luminária 4; Luminária 5; Luminária 6.
Personnel
Marcelo Dos Reis
guitarMarcelo dos Reis: guitar; Nils Vermeulen: double bass; Luís Vicente: trumpet.
Album information
Title: Luminária | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: FMR Records
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