[…] ‘Rhythms’ shifts away completely from sustained notes, exploring a soundscape of light percussive impacts and vocal sounds. … The third and fifth parts of Tumesoe both bear the title ‘Harmonics’ and swing in the opposite direction, away from rhythm. Both of them feature Johannes on natural horn, shaping a tune over an omnipresent electronic drone, its slightly buzzy timbre continually in flux. … In between the two ‘Harmonics’ sections, Johannes unexpectedly introduces a genuinely foreign element: extant music, in the unlikely form of Jacques Ibert’s 1934 Pièce for solo flute. It emerges seamlessly … like a playful, dream-like reverie in the midst of more sombre melodic exploration.” [reviewed in October] […]
[…] ‘Rhythms’ shifts away completely from sustained notes, exploring a soundscape of light percussive impacts and vocal sounds. … The third and fifth parts of Tumesoe both bear the title ‘Harmonics’ and swing in the opposite direction, away from rhythm. Both of them feature Johannes on natural horn, shaping a tune over an omnipresent electronic drone, its slightly buzzy timbre continually in flux. … In between the two ‘Harmonics’ sections, Johannes unexpectedly introduces a genuinely foreign element: extant music, in the unlikely form of Jacques Ibert’s 1934 Pièce for solo flute. It emerges seamlessly … like a playful, dream-like reverie in the midst of more sombre melodic exploration.” [reviewed in October] […]