[…] One of my favourite works on the album is Intermountainous, for 10-string guitar and electronics … . It’s a ruminative piece, slow and reflective, the guitar meandering through microtonal phrases, while the electronics, having emerged as a pitch-noise hybrid, become a diffuse form of accompaniment. It’s like hearing an attempt to duet with an alien, or (perhaps better) an artificial intelligence, familiar and bizarre working together in a genuinely captivating two-part invention that’s as strange as it is touchingly beautiful. … Taken on its own terms, this is cogent, arresting, riveting music, highly original and individual, demonstrating a consistency of approach while allowing for every piece to have its own unique identity and dialect of Brandon’s fascinating musical language.” [reviewed in August] […]
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[…] One of my favourite works on the album is Intermountainous, for 10-string guitar and electronics … . It’s a ruminative piece, slow and reflective, the guitar meandering through microtonal phrases, while the electronics, having emerged as a pitch-noise hybrid, become a diffuse form of accompaniment. It’s like hearing an attempt to duet with an alien, or (perhaps better) an artificial intelligence, familiar and bizarre working together in a genuinely captivating two-part invention that’s as strange as it is touchingly beautiful. … Taken on its own terms, this is cogent, arresting, riveting music, highly original and individual, demonstrating a consistency of approach while allowing for every piece to have its own unique identity and dialect of Brandon’s fascinating musical language.” [reviewed in August] […]