Pulserende mørkehjerte

Greta Eacott: »Gestalt Minimal; the love songs«

Sune Anderberg. © Alexander Banck-Petersen

Til et vist punkt er det fascinerende at lytte til Greta Eacotts syntetiske udgaver af sine ellers akustiske Gestalt Minimal-værker på dette debutalbum i eget komponistnavn.

Hvor ellers end i digitalland får man en så opgejlet, dyb messinglyd med sveddryppende efterklang, som Eacott anvender her? Den enkle faseforskydning på Woodwind & Brass får en eksplosivt legelysten karakter, når de blide træblæsere står over for så umuligt salt en modpart.

Og de syntetiske strygersirener på, ja, Strings samler sig til en ond sværm, et pulserende mørkehjerte, der bereder lytteren på et okkult endeligt. Her bliver den monotone klang til et hypnotisk mordvåben.

Eacott vender ligesom sin praksis på hovedet med den digitale tilgang. I stedet for på gammelavantgardistisk manér at give plads til utrænede stemmer, så lyder korsatsen, Choir, nu som klangløse ånder fanget i et limbo. Musikkens sociale karakter er nådesløst henrettet.

Kun orgelsatsen, Organ, er akustisk. Og det giver straks et andet liv under monotoniens glasklare overflade. Her hører man Christian Balvig skabe en kæmpende krop ud af de asynkrone tonepulseringer, som efterhånden samler sig til en værkende drone, en ulmende, sort sol.

Det menneskelige aftryk ændrer musikkens karakter, nu lyder et bankende hjerte. De øvrige satsers digitale udtryk har en værdi i egen ret med deres legesygt golde opposition til albumtitlen, men orglet lader ane, at de også rummer et helt andet liv. Mit kongerige for endnu et album med akustiske udgaver!

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Bill Frisell. © Carole D'Inverno

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