Brian John McBrearty Releases First Single "Believing" Today on Love Beyond Measure Records

""“Believing," single iki saka Remembering Repeating, album instrumental Brian John McBrearty sing bakal nuduhake McBrearty ing synthesizers, saxophonist Matt Douglas (The Mountain Goats), lan drummer Ryan Jewell (Woods, Chris Forsyth), iku balm kanggo jiwa lan bukti kanggo kekuatan suara. Ing persimpangan saka “Central Park West” saka John Coltrane lan “Sun King,” saka The Beatles, lagu nuduhake kekuatan penyembuhan sing jarang ditemokake ing musik rekaman. Dumasar ing progression sinthes iki-chord McBrearty lan melodi sing diulang sing pisanan diwenehi ing flutes, penat Ryan Jewell ing drums ndadekake ruang kanggo Matt Douglas kanggo nyedhiyakake saxophone tender sing ora

Known for his rich, ruminative guitar-and-voice-forward music which Aquarium Drunkard has celebrated as “an awesome through line between Zuma, Marquee Moon and The Days of Wine and Roses,” Brian John McBrearty is an artist and a seeker and, with his latest album Remembering Repeating, he continues to expand his lush and diverse musical palette. Remembering Repeating iku rekaman full-length pisanan sing native Philadelphia umur 44 taun wis digawe saka kang gitar iku kabeh mung – – lan outing instrumental pisanan ing sawetara dekade. Rekaman iku dibangun ing panggonan progressions synthesizer resplendent, sanget saksa, lan steady, rolling rhythms. Tortoise or Natural Information Society or the instrumental half of Another Green World. Nanging ngandhut rasa ketemu lan sawetara batu sentuh, Remembering Repeating is simply too personal to be anything but unique.

“There are emotions and life circumstances,” McBrearty ngandika, "yang luwih saka kata-kata, basa iki banget kurang bisa digambarake." McBrearty miwiti proses rekaman Remembering Repeating sawisé kematian takwa ibu-bapa lan iku, ing ndhuwur, sarana kanggo sembuh lan iku cara kanggo McBrearty kanggo ningkatake rohé.

Ing makna siklik, iku kabeh iki lan ora ana saka iki. Remembering Repeating has no words, but it is a poem. (This is both figurative and literal, as the track titles, read in succession, in fact comprise a poem.) It is overflowing with saxophone melodies –– played beautifully by The Mountain Goats’ Matt Douglas --- nanging iku ora banget rekaman jazz. Di tengah-tengah iku banyu hangat saka David Sylvian“Music has an elemental purpose,” ngandika McBrearty. “Musik iku non-descriptive, nanging tetep komunikatif; lan kebenaran sing ora bisa diwenehi bisa ‘diwenehi’ liwat musik.” Ryan Jewell largely tracked drums after the synthesizers and bass were recorded. This effectively inside-out process demands some leaps of faith and a sense of intuition which all the players clearly rely on.

Album opener “Remembering” was, appropriately, the first track McBrearty composed. “I had no intention of making an album when I began recording the synth tracks that would become the basis for this record. I simply wanted to learn how to better use a synthesizer I had purchased years before (a Roland Boutique JU-06).” Opening with sustained synth chord clusters that ring out while sax and drums lightly explore the resonant space, “Remembering” then pivots to an Alice Coltrane-esque tema ing synthesizer, karo saksofon nyatakake melodi lilting sadurunge meluncur ing wilayah improvised.

“Repeating” follows and demonstrates McBrearty’s uncanny ability to exploit foundational concepts for maximum effect. “First and foremost, I consider myself a composer; whatever instruments I play are in service of the tune,” McBrearty explains. Opening with a bass solo drenched in tape echo, “Repeating” coalesces around a simple half-note saxophone melody played over a jaunty beat and McBrearty’s descending, syncopated synth lines that sound straight out of a Tangerine Dream soundtrack. Nalika melodi aslinya ngulang, melodi banjur duplikasi lan diwenehi dening cathetan kuartal; saksofon nguripake ekor dhewe. Literally "Repeating" ing wektu nyata, Douglas njupuk konsep lan mbukak karo iku-layering sakso lan flute lan ngwenehi tema repetisi ing improvisasi.

Kollaborasi iku bagian penting saka praktek musik McBrearty lan Remembering Repeating layani dua lagu interlude sing sing sing dikreditake kanggo kabeh tiga musisi. "Burning" nggabungake tema sing mbukak ditulis dening Douglas, improvisasi drum saka Jewell sing dikompres ing lembar logam, lan loops synth atonal sing mbukak ing fokus ing pungkasan lagu. “Floating,” ing sawetara wektu, diinspirasi dening sumber sing ora mungkin. "Itu tune iku aku nyoba kanggo ngulangake suara kang booth teh aku digawe nalika iku waras," McBrearty nyedhiyakake. Ngasilake tones sinton sing ngluwihi antarane cathetan C lan C#, "Floating" nuduhake perjalanan sing pendek menyang jantung kegelapan. Douglas ngganti kanggo soprano kanggo eerie lan sinister melody, nalika Jeornwell nyebarake ruang sonik

Ing kontras karo interludes sing pendek, “Unfolding” iku Remembering Repeating’s extended centerpiece, and a mission statement summarizing McBrearty’s compositional interests and achievements. Cinematic, beautiful, and patient, “Unfolding” slowly reveals layer-after-layer over the course of 9+ minutes. Beginning with interlocking synth lines repeating a cluster of notes within the same octave, McBrearty deftly adds and subtracts harmonic and melodic elements on synthesizer throughout the first half of the tune, creating a heady stew that fans of Bitchin’ Bajas’ twisted synth explorations, or the repetition of Bing & Ruth, will surely appreciate. “I was coming up with idea after idea after writing the initial riff that provided the foundation for ‘Unfolding,’” McBrearty says. “It was stream of consciousness, pure creation, but the real songwriting came months later when I arranged and mixed the various parts to form a cohesive whole.” Nearly 5 minutes in, a cymbal swell anticipates the entry of Douglas’ tenor sax, drenched in warm reverb and floating over a laid-back and absurdly in-the-pocket groove courtesy of Jewell’s drumming and McBrearty’s bass playing.

The A and B sides of Remembering Repeating both close with tender, heartrending pieces to conclude their respective journeys. Side A closer “Believing” is a balm for the soul and a testament to the power of sound. At the intersection of John Coltrane’s “Central Park West” and The Beatles’ “Sun King,” Wektu, lagu pungkasan saka album, “Receiving” - lan satu-satunya lagu kanggo nampilake vokal McBrearty's (lyric-less) - iku gambaran visceral saka kesedihan sing diakhiri karo katarsis nalika drum Jewell lan tenor sax Douglas swirling lan envelop ing momen akhir iklim.

Though Remembering Repeating is flawlessly executed, McBrearty notes that as the years go by, he is “less and less concerned with technical proficiency.” Not to say the music lacks either technicality or proficiency. Rather, McBrearty’s relationship to the music reflects an internal shift of emphasis to “taking a more expansive view, getting out of the way and allowing intuition to guide you.” “My music is about expressing and achieving spirituality, a sort of sacrament, communion with the eternal … there are many ways to phrase it,” he says.

Some ways, it would seem, without saying anything at all.

McBrearty iku sawijining musisi DIY veteran lan kanthi diam-diam ngumpulake berbagai rangkaian rilis minangka pemimpin lan chief songwriter saka sawetara band lan, paling sadurunge, kanthi jeneng dhewe. "Aku duwe ing ing ing ing mbukak sing ndeleng 'Space Oddity' David Bowie ing radio ing mobil minangka anak," ngandika McBrearty, "lan ayahku nglarisake kanthi kaget sing Bowie minangka seniman ngubah bentuk sing musik lan kepribadian wis diubah liwat taun.

McBrearty's music journey dimulai ing serius minangka mahasiswa ing NYU's estimated jazz studies program. Dadi dheweke ketemu Remembering Repeating contributor, Matt Douglas, as well as Love Beyond Measure Records co-founder Anthony Pirog (DC-based cellist Janel Leppin- lan kolaborator ing album McBrearty pungkasan - iku uga co-founder saka label). Simpatiko antarane Pirog lan McBrearty wis jelas ing pertemuan pisanan lan sawise lulusan padha co-founded band instrumental rock bombastic lan banget-short-lived New Electric, sing ngasilake mung siji EP ing taun 2005, turing extensively ing tengah-Atlantik, lan bisa dianggep minangka antecedent spiritual saka Pirog's saiki jazz-punk outfit The Messthetics featuring Fugazi’s Brendan Canty and Joe Lally.

Ing kabeh usaha musik McBrearty, improvisasi iku through-line. From a month-long weekly residence at Lower Manhattan's Knitting Factory Ing awal Aughts kanggo partisipasi ing rendisi ensemble gitar saka Julius Eastman’s “Gay Guerilla” (part of Bowerbird’s first of its kind Eastman retrospective) kanggo interlacing, angular dual-guitar attack of now-defunct Philadelphia jammers Mesmeric Haze ke synthesizers panoramic lan kaleidoscopic saka Remembering Repeating, McBrearty has consistently demonstrated an affinity for exploration on the fly. “I take a broad view of improvisation,” McBrearty explains. “It’s not just jamming and soloing. I’m often improvising when I’m composing, which is largely how the building blocks of Remembering Repeating were formed. I can improvise when I’m arranging or mixing a song. For me, it’s all about listening to what I hear within myself as well as outside of myself and synthesizing the two.”

From synthesis to synthesizers. A repeating, cycling of sound.

McBrearty's expansive view of improvisation take stage on his two-month radio show Improvised Solutions, which airs on Northwest Philly’s Germantown Community RadioDadi luwih saka 20 taun muter ing panggonan musik Philly, acara radio nuduhake McBrearty cara liyane kanggo interaksi karo komunitas musik sawise nggoleki panggonan karo kaya Kinloch Nelson, Elkhorn, One Eleven Heavy, and even The War on Drugs (when they were still playing small clubs).

Love Beyond Measure Records is a label founded by life Mitra and musicians Janel Leppin and Anthony Pirog minangka rumah kanggo seniman favorit lan karya dhewe. Mereka bangga kanggo nuduhake karya superb saka Brian John McBrearty, Remembering Repeating, minangka rilis inaugural ing Love Beyond Measure Records.