John Cratchley
I like the way textures meld but also abrade at times on these tracks..."oblique"? Yes, I feel that...but i'm not sure it's "uncompromising" or "minimal" (there's a lot going on here...diversity...and pieces resolve themselves)...i'm sure the narrative description ("orphaned brother and sister" etc) was essential to Mr. Tomsett but that level of subjectivity need not necessarily be placed upon this terrific music by the listener, I think.
These pieces wouldn't sit so uncomfortably in Simon Heath's Cryo Chamber stable either.
