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Soul Waves 06:08
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Ancient Spirits 06:57
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Thoughtless 05:06
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4.
Splashes 07:34
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Sudden Moments 05:54
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Pastoral 05:34
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Contemplation 07:01
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Secrets 04:03
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As We Are 07:15
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Susan Allen is a California-based harpist, Roman Stolyar a Siberian-based pianist. In this recording made in Siberia in 2009, the two develop a striking empathy, largely exploring the sonic potential of their instruments and extending that dialogue through other sound sources as well. The dialogue begins in predictable territory, with airy chromatic runs from both harp and piano on “Soul Waves,” but even before that piece has finished the two have begun to move into more interesting terrain, hand-damping their strings and pressing the near-identity of their instrument. “Ancient Spirits’ is a marked departure, the two surrendering their conspicuous virtuosity with Allen switching to a kayagum – a Korean relative of the zheng and koto – and Stolyar a wooden flute for a kind of meditation on sound, the most direct form of music making. That gesture leads to some genuinely playful music making, with Stolyar finding a host of devices that break up the initial formality, playing a slide whistle on one track, a melodica on another, playing rumbling bass clusters with one hand while chirping on a flute with the other; Allen reveals a knack for theremin-like twitters and odd vocalic low-frequencies that contrast sharply with the harp’s glassy highs. The CD is ultimately as thoughtful as it is playful, with both musicians exploring the kind of spatial transformations inherent in the resemblance and resonance of their principal instruments.

–Stuart Broomer, Points of Departure.

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released October 6, 2009

Susan Allen - harp & kayagym
Roman Stolyar - piano & flutes
Recorded October 6, 2009 by Youry Isakov, PolyPhony Studio, Novosibirsk, Russia

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Educated both as jazz pianist and contemporary composer, Siberian improviser Roman Stolyar melts various styles and genres in his playing – from ancient polyphony to modern counterpoints and clusters. One of key figures in Russian improvised music, he has collaborated with many outstanding musicians, including Dominic Duval, William Parker, Vinny Golya, Weasel Walter, Assif Tsahar and others. ... more

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