: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Jessica Moss : Album.......: Phosphenes : : Label.......: Constellation Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Classical : Catnr.......: CST161 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2021-11-19 Str.date....: 2021-11-19 Quality.....: 255kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://www.jessicamoss.net ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Contemplation I 4:27 2. Contemplation II 6:57 3. Contemplation III 7:10 4. Let Down 8:56 5. Distortion Harbour 7:13 6. Memorizing And Forgetting 6:21 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 41:04 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 78.87 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: A phosphene is ôthe phenomenon of seeing light without light :, : entering the eye.ö The title of the resolute, heart-rending new : :' album by composer/violinist Jessica Moss could not be better ': ,: chosen. Moss is by now a seasoned practitioner of immersive :, : isolation music; across three previously acclaimed solo records : :' of minimal and maximal post-classicism, her acoustic, ': ,: amplified, looped, distorted and electronically-shifted violin :, : is the raw material for deeply expressive, palpably haunting, : :' wholly committed longform compositions. But Phosphenes is the ': ,: most incisive and inexorable music Moss has made to date, :, : inscribing halos of refracted light out of deep solitude and : :' hermitic darkness with especially solemn determination and ': ,: intensity. These compositions channel themselves like :, : slow-moving water in a dark cave, catching glints of : :' luminescence from within. ': ,: :, : Signal processing is kept to a minimum in the three-movement : :' ôContemplationö suite on Side One, as Moss exquisitely ': ,: navigates consonance and dissonance, patiently building from :, : single notes to harmonic clusters and melodic voicings. Violin : :' amplification is deployed to activate overtones, pitch-shifts, ': ,: live overdubbing and layered depth-of-field. Based on a :, : four-note sequence that sets whole tones against one another, : :' ôContemplationö is a bona fide requiem the finds Moss at her ': ,: most instrumentally naturalistic, measured, and modern. With its :, : musical focus squarely on the notes and intervals, shaped by her : :' through-composed stylistic playing and performance, this is ': ,: MossÆs most formally accomplished post-classical workùand an :, : irrefutably powerful lament. : :' ': ,: Side Two unfolds in a more portentous vein: ôLet Downö is marked :, : by cavernous octave-dropped arco and pizzicato, providing a : :' gothically-inflected substratum upon which plangent wordless ': ,: vocal invocations and cumulative gyres of violin melody unfurl. :, : ôDistortion Harbourö grinds with noisier grit, tracing a : :' tremendous arc of darkwave crescendo, also shot through with ': ,: vocal calls, and intensified by strobing power electronics: Moss :, : at her harrowing maximalist best. Both songs highlight MossÆs : :' ambient-metal, ethereal-noise sensibility and her distinctive ': ,: palette of industrial-inflected signal-bendingùa reminder of why :, : sheÆs also been a go-to player for the likes of Big Brave, : :' Oiseaux-TempΩte and Zu in recent years. Album closer ': ,: ôMemorizing & Forgettingö is inarguably the most tender and :, : overtly touching song in JessicaÆs oeuvre: a keening lullabye of : :' sorts, on which she plays piano, violin and guitar, joined by ': ,: Julius Lewy in a lustrous ambient vocal duet. :, : : :' Everyone has been trying to find a way through and out of ': ,: pandemic, lockdown, social isolation and often darkened hopeùand :, : for many musicians, the absence of touring, live performance, : :' live sound, live audiences, and a living. For Moss, itÆs also ': ,: been ôlike when you press your fists hard against your eyes and :, : eventually there is fireworks.ö The light gets in where it can, : :' even or maybe especially as imaginative, projective sensory ': ,: simulacra (if/when we shut down our screens and are left to our :, : own devices). Recorded alone at home and in her rehearsal space, : :' reconstituted with best friend and long-standing co-producer ': ,: Radwan Ghazi Moumneh at MontrΘalÆs Hotel2Tango studio when :, : restrictions loosened in summer 2021, mastered by James Plotkin; : :' Phosphenes is a stoic, acutely sensitive, superlative musical ': ,: statement from Moss. Thanks for listening. :, : : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 1 \/