Published:
September 8, 2015
Prants - the duo of Chris Cooper and Bhob Rainey - fan out beyond established positions as prankish, innovative improvisers. As ever, musical playfulness and seriousness coexist marvelously, but the fascinating atmosphere has mutated further beyond traditional instrumental performance.
Embracing a structured impulsiveness, these pieces released in April 2015 provide a jaggedly damaged new angle on the dynamic and textural extremes that have made the musicians’ work so engaging in the past.