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DIS UN IL IM IR : Solo CD by BRYAN JACOBS, The Sound Projector 2015

On 'Dis Un Il Im Ir', for example, the Ensemble Pamplemousse play flute, piano and keyboard with tremendous verve and attack, the tinkling high-register keys pumping out the sort of urgent pulse that brings ambulances running at high speed. The flute squeals like an insane, barking bird who can't find his way out of his own birdcage. Live electronics are interacting with these frantic five minutes to further the sense of mayhem. It feels unstoppable, yet you've rarely heard such clarity; each note stands out as sharp and impressive as a girder jutting out from a skyscraper. Right away we're hearing many signature Jacobs elements, on this short piece that's as jumpy and hot as a firecracker.