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Confluences コ​ン​フ​ル​エ​ン​シ​ズ

by Roland P. Young ローランド P. ヤング

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Clutch 04:11
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Moon & Stars 05:37
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Three Olives 04:52
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Voices 04:46

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我らがローランドの2014年作。全曲テルアビブ録音でのコンプロヴィゼーション。

何かに怒って抗議しているかのごときヒリヒリした攻撃感のあったブルックリン録音の『ミスティフォニック』[EM1110CD/LP]の後にアメリカを去り、ローランドはイスラエルに移住。前作と明らかに異なるモチベーションで臨んだ『コンフルエンシズ(※人、思想、川などが合流する場所の意)』は『アイソフォニック・ブギウギ』(1980)[EM1045CD/LP] に立ち返ったような雰囲気で、そこに『イステット・セレナーデ』(2007)[EM1087CD/LP] で確立した多重録音のテクニックを結びつけた作品だ。

中近東系のスケールを用いたモード・ジャズのような「Clutch」から始まり、パーカッション&キーボードのミニマルなフレーズ、独特のタイム感、トレードマークであるカリンバと管楽器を組み合わせ、今回はターンテーブル使用のスクラッチ音?も入れたエレクトロ音楽を展開。強固な「アイソフォニック」哲学をコアにした揺るぎないエスニシティ、相変わらずいつの時代の録音かよくわからない音を提示する。ひとたび演奏が始まると一気に作品に引き込み耳を傾けさせてしまう説得力が頼もしい。この数年で復活しているNew Ageミュージック勢にも訴えかけるような作品でもある。

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released March 21, 2018

The fourth release from Roland P. Young on EM Records sees him moving ever deeper, earthbound and rooted, yet simultaneously flying further out, expanding his exploration of untethered celestial realms. Recorded in 2014 following a move to Tel Aviv, the title Confluences hints at the blend of cultures and histories in his new homeland, and is reflected in the music, which shows a range of cultural influences, filtered through Young's unique sensibility and vision. This is a calm, spiritual set, evidencing an inner comfort that was less prevalent on his Brooklyn-era recordings. This is not to imply that RPY is no longer searching; this release brings to fruition the promise of earlier recordings such as Isophonic Boogie Woogie [EM1045CD/HJLP] and Istet Serenade [EM1087CD/LP], made complete via Young's multi-instrumental chops on sax, bass clarinet, kalimba and keyboards working in tandem with his rhythm and bass programming skills, his multi-track studio mastery and an ever-evolving sense of musical form and drama. The confluences of cultures are of course swirling throughout this release, but also the confluences, as noted above, of the earthy and the celestial, as well as the temporal confluences of the past, present and future. Perhaps more than any of his previous releases, Confluences realizes Young's description of his own work as "Afro spiritual minimal electronic space music". Available on CD and LP, this release is the next stage of Roland P. Young's never-ending voyage. Get on board!

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