CANNELL, LAURA & DAVIES, RHODRI - Feathered Swing Of The Raven (Sealed) (CD)

Laura Cannell and Rhodri Davies create a rich and minimalist sound which combines chords and drones on recorders and harps oscillating with difference tones and harmonics. It is inspired by fragments of English renaissance music and Laura's native Norfolk landscape. Having met only twice before the two performers felt that there could be a common ground to explore and the result has produced an exciting new collaborative duo. Feathered Swing of the Raven is a collection of improvisations and semi-composed pieces that are strongly rooted in the depths of an early music sound world, renaissance harmonies and harmonic dissonances are explored with breath and bow, bringing to life fragments of melodies and ghosts of an ancient soundworld.