With his guitar, London’s John Scott has found an Archimedean point from which he can move the world.
With his guitar, London’s John Scott has found an Archimedean point from which he can move the world. Looping and self-sampling, he opens Murmurations with a twenty-four minute statement piece. “FWD>>” has something processional, plush and almost haughty about it, but gradually shedding its gilded brocade, it becomes lighter than air. Perhaps “FWD>>” should be called “UPWD^^. ” “Dilute” is a mantra and a single dragonfly and then a whole squadron drawn in by its centripetal force, that becomes confused, pacified and individuated by the mantra. Each finds its own bliss. “Bright Light” beseeches and finds a lovely circuitous melody that devolves down into itself like embracing arms, arms that paradoxically become colder and more metallic as they enfold. A pretty much perfect album.
Murmurations is available on Echoic Memory.
