Death In the Gilded Age, by fluke-mogul / Liberatore / Mattrey / Mendoza

Death In the Gilded Age

by fluke-mogul / Liberatore / Mattrey / Mendoza

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jiristepan Anarchism as a program. Dissonance and melody in a lively conversation, where no one has the main say, but yet everyone communicates what is important. Although mostly acoustic instruments are represented here, it's a lot of heavy and raw music. The power of the collective.

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	1.	CADRE 04:32
	2.	OMEN 05:23
	3.	COUNTRY LULLABY 05:27
	4.	JESTER 01:34
	5.	STRAIGHT RYE 03:20
	6.	ULSTER COUNTY 01:37
	7.	FACADE-FATIGUE 03:29
	8.	TWO-FACED 01:03
	9.	WHEEL OF FORTUNE 05:20
	10.	AFTER THE JUDGEMENT 04:08

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Rooted in rich and varied musical backgrounds while sharing a deep love of free improvisation, gabby fluke-mogul, Matteo Liberatore, Joanna Mattrey, and Ava Mendoza explore an expansive range of sonic possibilities. The quartet integrates electronic and acoustic approaches to create a powerfully distinctive alchemy.

This is a true collective, formed by Joanna Mattrey but explicitly leaderless. Much of improvised music is defined by its conception, and with Mattrey’s unique choice of companions the stage was set for a thrilling new kind of “string quartet.”

The group recorded in February 2021 during the pandemic, in upstate New York. From the get-go the quartet’s chemistry, vast timbral palette, and propulsive connection were clear. The sheer joy and excitement of playing again after months of isolation were palpable. But also keenly felt was the weight of last year’s pervasive loss, separation, and death. If there was ever the slightest doubt, the recent past had made it clear: the same social power dynamics that define people’s lives also determine the how and when of their deaths. The group dove into these depths--coming up for air as necessary.

Death In the Gilded Age was born out of those disparate feelings. Amplified acoustic instruments and electric guitar gel and spike, countering and reinforcing each other. All four players move seamlessly between noise and melody, extended technique and traditional playing. They employ a vast sonic arsenal but are extremely attentive at balancing each other out in real time. They don’t shy away from melody, though often one player’s melodic elements are balanced by another’s abstract or noisy approach. This creates a unique blend of beautiful and controlled intensity, in which even the quiet moments are kinetically charged. The music maintains its immediacy without rushing.

Death In the Gilded Age is offered humbly and with respect, as a meditation on loss and on new life.

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released August 13, 2021

gabby fluke-mogul VIOLIN
Matteo Liberatore ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Joanna Mattrey VIOLA
Ava Mendoza ELECTRIC GUITAR

Recorded by Nathaniel Morgan
Mixed by Ernie Indradat
Mastered by Elliott Sharp
Album Cover by James Daniel

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Sep 2023

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