Gebrian, Molly & Danny Holt / Trios For Two
Album: Trios For Two   Collection:Classical
Artist:Gebrian, Molly & Danny Holt   Added:Oct 2017
Label:Innova Recordings  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-01-10 Pull Date: 2018-03-14 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 11 Mar 4 Feb 18 Feb 11 Feb 4
Airplays: 2 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 10, 2018: Music Casserole
Third Nature (Christopher Goddard)
4. Feb 16, 2018: Cardinal Importance
Theatric No. 8
2. Mar 10, 2018: Markov Chain Gang
Theatric No. 8
5. Feb 09, 2018: Cardinal Importance
White, Theatric 8
3. Mar 02, 2018: Cardinal Importance
Theatric No. 8
6. Feb 02, 2018: Cardinal Importance
Third Nature, Theatric

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-01-06
Reviewed: 2018-01-06
Genre: Classical
FCCs: none
Review: spectacular feats of multi-instrumentalism. Unique sound worlds. An aural spectacle. A duet takes on music written for trios, & every piece performed here was commissioned by the duo. Gebrian plays viola. Holt plays piano & percussion, sometimes simultaneously. They have been collaborating for 20 years. I will do my best to describe the music.
If You Like: Terry Riley, Kronos Quartet
Track Review (favorite denoted by*):
(Casey Cangelosi}
*1/ Theatric #8 (10:38) - piano starts> uptempo duet> melody & tempo shifts several times flowing into one another
(Karl Blench) - Second Take:
*2/ The Beginning (1:41) - piano/percussion start> uptempo off-kilter duet> quick stop
3/ Barbarism - percussion starts> fast tempo off-kilter percussion/viola duet. quick stop
4/ Familiar Terrain (1:25) - piano starts> slow ominous duet> quick stop
*5/ In Abstract (2:34) - piano starts> uptempo duet> crescendo> ominous heavy chords slides into sweet viola solo> fade
6/ The End (3:19) - gong starts> slow tempo duet> false stop> slow duet> quick stop
(Daniel Corral)
*7/ Ultramarine (9:51) - heavy percussion/viola starts> shifts to slow tempo duet> crescendo end
(Christopher Goddard)
*8/ Third Nature (11:42) - viola starts. slow duet swings uptempo> melodies & tempos shift back & forth> crescendo> slow viola solo> uptempo viola/percussion duet slows then swings uptempo> crescendo> uptempo duet> crescendo> slow fade
(Ingrid Lee)
9/ Nomentum (6:12) - viola starts> steady slow tempo march> off-kilter duet. crescendo. slow plodding piano solo> slow fade
(Chiayu) - Black and White
*10/ White (8:47) - viola starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade
*11/ Black (4:16) - drums/viola start> uptempo duet> piano solo> viola solo> uptempo jam> quick stop


Track Listing
1. Theatric No. 8 (Casey Cangelosi)   6. Second Take - The End (Karl Blench)
2. Second Take - The Beginning (Karl Blench)   7. Ultramarine (Daniel Corral)
3. Second Take - Barbarism (Karl Blench)   8. Third Nature (Christopher Goddard)
4. Second Take - Familiar Terrain (Karl Blench)   9. Nomentum (Ingrid Lee)
5. Second Take - In Abstract (Karl Blench)   10. White (Chiayu)
  11. Black (Chiayu)