Foxy Digitalis
“Dawn,” the opening track from Jack Prest’s upcoming album Movement, unfolds with a quiet, glowing optimism. Centered around a gently ascending Moog arpeggio, the piece feels like first light slowly spreading across a landscape. Jason Noble’s clarinet drifts in and out like birdsong, while Clarie Edwardes’ processed orchestral percussion and Ben Freeman’s piano add both […]
Jack Prest’s The Risk of Hyperbole is such an engaging, expansive interdisciplinary work that it feels like scaling a sonic mountain to get a full view. What always comes through, though, is the clarity of his vision and the freedom with which he shares it with his collaborators. While this is Prest’s work, it has the fingerprints […]
We made it to the end of the week! A perfect accompaniment for the weekend is the pick of the day, plus some news about Jack Prest, Carmen Jaci, and Kalia Vandever. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day: Scree “Jasmine On a Night in July” Additional Links: Jack Prest […]
A reserved sense of grandeur floods through “Prophecy,” the latest single from Jack Prest’s The Risk Of Hyperbole – Vol.2 – Object. Whimsical facades fade into an aura of sonic fog buoyed by expressive accouterments and a sense of the dramatic. Lilting piano and string arrangements feed into the supernatural feel weaving into the song’s crevices, […]
Australian composer Jack Prest has explored a lot of different ground in the last decade, but it all comes together stunningly on this performance of his multi-disciplinary piece, “The Risk of Hyperbole.” Premiered near the end of 2021 at Phoenix Central Park in Sydney. As a movement in three parts – sound, object, and movement […]