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retrocgads · 1 month

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dustedmagazine · 2 months

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Gerycz/Powers/Rolin — Activator (12XU)

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Activator is the third album by percussionist Jason Gerycz, hammered dulcimer-player Jen Powers, and guitarist Matthew J. Rolin. Powers and Rolin are partners as well as collaborators, and often play in entirely improvised duo settings. There is no shortage of underground free folk interplay here. There are also, as they describe them, “song-based structures,” in which melodic themes abound.

“Entrance” begins the recording with a rootsy riff from Rolin with rolled chords from Powers, gradually supplanted by metrically unstable and textural playing from Gerycz. Rolin soon incorporates raga-inflected scales and Gerycz follows with kit-fuls of fills while Powers accentuates upper partials. A gradual slowdown leads into arpeggios and repeated percussion attacks. The original riff returns, but now is savored in the new tempo and then distressed with repeating dissonant intervals from both Rolin and Powers. Bends and harmonics populate the piece’s coda.

“Sun Rays” is a short-form piece filled with chugging beats and a hummable tune. Partway through, it erupts into repeated notes and thunderous drummed punctuations. The balance is a revised version of the opening coruscated with repeated notes. Sometimes, theme-based sections and effusive improvisation are melded into a single piece. The 11-minute long title track is an example of this, with a mid-tempo riff and sustained pitches creating a thematic section that is succeeded by intensely wrought improvisation.

“Ivory '' is a durable long-form piece, probably the best music on Activator. After a melodic guitar intro, repeated intervals from the instrument plus clangorous percussion and thrumming pentatonic patterns glinting on dulcimer blend into a non-Western sounding accumulation. The next section is more placid, pitting a sustained pitch in the percussion against arpeggiations and a dulcimer drone. Then a noise-filled drone is accompanied by overtones and chimes.

The recording closes with “Stasis,” in which a repeated chord progression is treated to placid adornments. Gerycz is a fantastic power drummer, but the hand percussion that he uses here is perfect for the piece’s mood. Its gentle rattling provides a layer of non-metric activity at odds with the solid pulse of the guitar and dulcimer ostinato. “Stasis” ends without fanfare, the music simply stopping at the tail end of a progression. It is an idiosyncratic conclusion, a microcosm of the various twists, turns and surprises on Activator.

Christian Carey

#jason gerycz #jen powers #matthew rolin #activator #12xu #christian carey #albumreview #dusted magazine #improvisation #drone #psychedelia

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hgirasol-blog · 10 months

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#boys with headgear #braces #orthodontics #orthodoncia #activator #pretty mouth #ceramic braces #cervical headgear

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sw5w · 3 months

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STAR WARS EPISODE I: The Phantom Menace 01:51:03

#Star Wars #Episode I #The Phantom Menace #Naboo #Theed #Battle of Theed #Battle of Naboo #Theed Hangar #Darth Maul #Darth Maul's lightsaber #kyber crystal #bleeding #activator #Exar Kun #dorsal horn #Zabrak #zhaboka #blade projection plate #blade modulation control

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mpekamitzii · 7 months

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#actively doing things to feel better and then FEELING better who would have figured #take care of urselves

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mirkobloom77 · 10 days

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‼️🇵🇸 An activist, who destroyed multiple engine parts of the jets Israel uses, has been released!

🔸 Source: pal_action

#palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #israel #palestine news #jerusalem #tel aviv #palestine activism #activist #activism #pal_action

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flango87 · 11 days

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FUCK YEAH COLUMBIA UNI STUDENTS!!!!!!

#free palestine #ceasefire now #palestine #columbia university #solidarity #activism #protest #genuinely sobbing at the resilience and organization of these students #it’s so beautiful to see

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romansmartini · 3 months

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hey guys if you’re planning on making a vaguepost on the dashboard can you message me with the details and some of the lore behind the vague post you’re making. a vaguepost for the dash and a detailedpost for me. because i like to know what’s going on. if you do this i will automatically take your side because you’ve done the right thing by letting me know what’s up. thanks in advance ❤️

#jillian.txt #believe it or not there is not an active vagueposting situation happening so you don’t have to worry i’m doing the vagueposting here #100% serious about this btw i will keep your secrets and hype you up. i just like to know what’s going on

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lillhappycloud · 7 months

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I have feelings about how these two are mirror opposites in reaction to monstrous trauma.

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#baldur's gate 3 #karlach #astarion #comic #art #bg3 #bg3 fanart #artists on tumblr #tiefling #dnd #I wish they had more conversations about this #karlach embraced life while astarion actively rejected it #rpg

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reallybadblackoutpoems · 10 months

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meditations on first philosophy (1641) - rene descartes

"who give a shit"

#rene descartes #ok #so this is a reference to that post #bc i cant stop saying it #sorry i havent been active #ive been working on an opera #and have been having like p bad health issues #but its ok #learning to crochet a minecraft frog #idk if itll be like any good #whatever life is love anyway #blackout poem #blackout poetry #author #book #poetry

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spitblaze · 2 months

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I don't see people gas up gnc and butch transfems nearly enough, can we get a fuckin round of applause for gnc and butch transfems

#spitblaze says things #transgender #transfem #mtf #several very good friends of mine are butch/gnc transfems and they both rule immensely #also theres just not enough appreciation for butch/gnc women generally but especially not transfem ones #not to do performative activism while having a post about not being a performative activist going around #i just wanna shout out a group that i feel is often overlooked #doin numbers

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politijohn · 1 year

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Interesting to call this “confiscating” when it’s just making the rich pay their fair share, especially considering all the stolen wealth from the bottom 99% and historic tax evasion.

#politics #us politics #Bernie sanders #government #the left #progressive #activism #tax the rich #eat the rich #twitter post #news #current events

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pusheen · 25 days

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