Bearings: Soundtracks For The Bardos

Description

Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos intertwines elements of the ecstatic live performances of New York singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Ka Baird within minimalist and visceral compositions, whose scope and sound are notably expanded through her collaboration with Randall Dunn. The eleven movements of the album manifest as changing invocations defined by their own multiplicity; the emotional result of circumstances and grief, confronted with rigorous conceptualism and musical writing. With a cast of contributors from all corners of the contemporary avant-garde community and the depth and dimension brought by Randall Dunn, Bearings is a work of profound abstraction and concentration, in which sound elements, structure, and meaning reach a unique and unified form.