The melancholic urgency of “Transitory Reality” comes after an impressionistic build like the beginning of a prolonged snowstorm. That such precision in dynamics should come as no surprise with the project NOUS. For this assemblage, composer Christopher Bono brought together a broad spectrum of talent from not only his own other group Ghost Against Ghost, but members of Swans, Liturgy, the ACME ensemble and Ben Frost. Thor Harris, Shahzad Ismaily and Grey Mcmurray comprise the core of the group with guests Clarice Jensen, Caleb Burhans, Laura Lutzke, Alex Sopp, Laraaji and Artji playing on the recordings. “Transitory Reality” comes in like the aforementioned storm and outros like it too with upward sweeping whorls of white noise and mournful strings. It is the sound of the kind of music one might imagine if trapped in a remote house to work on a creative project in the dead of winter as the blizzard of the century hits and you realize that you’re not sure you’ve sufficiently stocked up for the duration. So you set to the work at hand not knowing if you will see it to completion. Fans of MONO and Godspeed You! Black Emperor will appreciate the quiet grandeur of this song. The collective has other recordings in the works and you can follow the group at its website link after listening to “Transitory Reality” below.
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