Greg Fenton reviews Lea Bertucci – The Oracle – Cibachrome Editions
So what drew you to Lea Bertucci’s music? It was the fiery intensity of the second track, The Place Where the Sky Was Born. There was something about the air of mysterious content that made you want to dive in and explore the sonic landscape. While the multitude of voices weave together to form rhythm and conversation, thoughts are broken apart, sounds are reduced to an array of numbers that reveal uneven patterns and big ideas. Curiosity never killed anybody. Here is a world of curious surroundings.
Tracks such as The Oracle feel like knife edges, capturing the security of uncertainty where you never know what to expect next. Contrasted by the melodic charge of repetition, as the exceptional Sister of Sleep sequences a succession of shimmering synthesised motifs and again descending crescendos of echoes form shapes and breathless narration. It’s completely compelling and rather beautiful. Two Way Mirror suspends reality while you wait for time to catch up with drones, vocals, and treated percussion, all framing the necessary suspense. Finally, In This Time reaches a conclusion, taking all of the above elements and blending them into one to create one of the most unnerving, striking pieces on this inspired album.
Release: October 17
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Lea Bertucci
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