Extraordinary New York drummer & percussionist Francisco Mela is joined by Taiwan pianist and composer residing in NY, Shinya Lin, for two extended collective improvisations of joyful interaction, a complex interweaving of keys and drums augmented by percussive preparations from Lin and vocal exclamation from Mela, an upbeat and exuberantly intricate encounter.
Label: 577 Records Catalog ID: CD-577R-5908-1 Squidco Product Code: 31443
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2022 Country: USA Packaging: Digipack Recorded at Berklee College, Boston, Massachusetts, on October 24th, 2021, by Yushu Bao and Hao Jen Lam.
"In Motions, Vol. 1, Francisco Mela and Shinya Lin create an album of improvised textures and thrilling exploratory sounds. Using drum sets and prepared piano, they create a lush soundscape of textures, imagining a scene reminiscent of a jungle, full of life, resources and possibility.
"It was a huge pleasure to have Mela's presence and his mentorship was amazing, free of selves, the music came out just naturally from our souls," says Shinya about their first collaboration. Lin, a pianist and composer who was classically trained in Taiwan but now resides in New York, draws much of his sound from influences like John Cage and Cecil Taylor, "to accept whatever it comes, there is only enjoyment."
For Mela, who was named 2021 musician of the year by The New York City Jazz Record, this project represents yet another dimension of his curious and exploratory sound, present-focused and arrhythmic."-577 Records