Ania Rybacka - voice
Stefan Pasborg - drums
Voice`N`Drums
HEVHETIA 01157
By Adam Baruch
This is the debut album by a duo comprising of Polish (resident in Denmark) vocalist Ania Rybacka and Danish drummer Stefan Pasborg. It presents eight improvised pieces co-credited to Rybacka and Pasborg.
The music is a courageous
attempt to create meaningful aural experiences within the minimalistic setting
of voice and drums only, which surprisingly works out very successfully.
Obviously cross-genre and unconventional, the music encompasses many different
ingredients, both melodically and rhythmically and is very difficult to
pinpoint, which of course is its virtue. There are clearly elements of Jazz and
Improvised music, but also World Music, Ambient, Meditative Music and others
are involved.
Rybacka uses a plethora of
wordless vocal techniques like looping, multiplexing, repetition and
minimalistic Classical Music approach, creating a musical tapestry full of
mysticism, anticipation and spirituality. Her level of inventiveness and
exploration is awe inspiring and the album has no dull moments throughout its
entire duration. Pasborg is not only equally
inventive and diverse in his contributions, but most importantly an equal
partner in the process of creating this music. The interplay and telepathic
dialogue that develops between the two Artists is nothing short of phenomenal.
Overall this avant-garde effort
is a fascinating and intelligent exercise in expanding the boundaries of music,
which in spite of its innovation and daring approach is also very listenable and
even enjoyable. Of course, as usual in such cases, an open-minded attitude is
required from the listener to be able first to accept and then to enjoy this
music. This is an important and highly
recommended album, which proves that imagination has no limits and life does
not have to be mundane and enslaved in the chains of archaic perceptions.
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