5050693195625

Steps In The Snow

Katya & Curtis Macdo Sourikova

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Format: CD

Cat No: WVR001

Release Date:  22 August 2011

Label:  Weave Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5050693195625

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    A beautiful album in which Sourikova and Macdonald listen to and respond to each other on a highly sensitive and sophisticated level. This is modern jazz with a narrative style favouring delicate lyricism and a spacious approach to melody.

    Katya: "Steps was recorded live, in a single take. There are no edits. Should we simply say the pieces are free improvisations? Some people have found it impressive, and somewhat surprising, that free improvisation could sound so accessible and harmonious. We have not set out to break any common assumptions or prove any points. To those less familiar with improvised musical forms, we think that the album is a gentle reminder that it's not all fast, furious and sonically challenging."

    Curtis: "Steps is a spontaneous collision of two musical minds and personalities. Nothing was pre-planned or discussed beforehand. There are moments of true musical telepathy that both slightly spooked and delighted us at the time. As is the nature of these sorts of musical encounters, the magic is in the moment. The process of unraveling each sonic thread takes you through unexpected twists and turns. It's a real delight to find that your musical partner, if not following you every step of the way, is there to meet you at the next corner. We lost ourselves in the momentous magic of it all. Happily, the result was captured here in this recording".

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Steps in the Snow
      • 2. Picking up the Pieces
      • 3. Lonely Trail
      • 4. When Words Fail
      • 5. Snowballs
      • 6. Vertigo
      • 7. Eagle’s Nest