Malcolm Pardon
FLESH AND BONES
(LP)
12 Inch

Malcolm Pardon präsentiert mit „Flesh & Bones“ ein atmosphärisches, experimentelles Album, das Spannung, Tiefe und emotionale Dichte vereint. Statt Klavier setzt er auf dichte Klangtexturen, dronende Flächen und räumliche Soundverarbeitung – ein hypnotisches Werk zwischen Improvisation und fein geformter Klangkunst.
Matching brooding, tense undercurrents of drone with strained soulfulness, Malcolm Pardon makes a notable shift in his creative approach on his third album.
Leaving his piano behind, the Stockholm-based artist explores the richly varied tones lingering in the background of his past compositions.
Born from his extended live improvisation for Gustaf Broms’ Köttinspektionen exhibition in Uppsala, Flesh & Bonesbecomes a haunting suite of compositions focused on texture and spatial processing, mixed by longtime collaborators Aasthma (Peder Mannerfelt & Pär Grindvik). From Hidden Path’s cavernous wells of low-frequency tone to Under Over’s sustained synth blooms, and the woozy two-chord refrain of Speaking In Tongues, Pardon's seasoned approach to dramatic scene-setting leads his music into its own captivating, compelling sphere, where emotions entwine and conjure strange new plains of expression.[info sheet from distr.]