Justin Walter
Unseen Forces
Kranky (2017)
Trumpeter Justin Walter is mostly known through his works in experimental jazz/fusion collective NOMO, his collaboration with Brian Case (of Disappears) in Bambi Kino Duo, and his contribution to works of His Name Is Alive and Colin Stetson. What is constant in all these instances, is the depth of his exploratory playing, something that whets the appetite in seeing him venture on a solo work. Under his own name he has had a couple of releases, in the Lullabies & Nightmares record and the Dark Matter EP, but it is Unseen Forces where he sets out to complete a record solely on his own. Unseen Forces centers around the explorations of the EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument,) a very rare wind-controlled analogy synthesizer, some could call an artifact, from the '70s, which is extremely effective in texture generation and sonic weaving. On its own the analog synth produces a wide range of aural manifestations, ranging from the grainy introduction of noise in “Sixty” to the delicate percussive sounds of “It's Not What You Think,” always uncanny in its ability in frequency morphing. Between Walter's trumpet playing and the EVI, Unseen Forces becomes a work of subtle improvisation. Jazz as music comes … Read more
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