Dan Fortin - Cannon [Elastic Recordings]
Put out on the circuit via Elastic Recordings, his very own imprint, on November 8th, 2k24 is "Cannon", the latest album outing conceived by Hamilton, Ontario based composer x bass player Dan Fortin who, over the course of ten pieces and a total runtime of roughly 42 minutes, explores the soundscape of his electric bass in mostly duo settings alongside a wide range of contributing artists and a plethora of instruments including, yet not limited to piano, synths, electric baritone guitar, e-drums, human whistling and others. Throughout these excursions Fortin and his collaborators are touching base with dreamy, almost esoteric Ambient / Berlin School vibes driven by twangy electric guitar improvisations in the opening piece "Uh Hundred" whereas the subsequent "Act II" features playful, unscathed bass motifs accompanied by almost random eruptions of off-kilter synth tones and various Field Recordings as well as raw primeval metallic rhythms buried deep within the mix whereas the "Allium Tower" opens on a noisy, seemingly Rhythm Industrial-infused tip only to morph into caressing, albeit not undisturbed, harmonic and resonating low end bass repetitions alongside cold, contrasting, exoterrestrial and well psychedelic space synths of unclear, and probably also unsettling, origin whilst pieces like the "Eastern School Of The Ural Mountains" pair jazzed out bass improvisations with droning glacial Ambient movements to a calming widescreen panorama effect and the final cut that is "Sparkwood" even indulges in deep, almost rural Folk etudes just to name a few. File under: Organic Deep Listening Music for Future Jazz lovers.
Album artwork on Instagram!
Album artwork on Instagram!
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