Cascading sounds shaped from ideas
exhibiting no relation to one another, yet bound by the overall thoughtfulness of
the ensemble.A debut from debut from Gabriel Zucker‘s ensemble The
Delegation is a collection of randomness of sound connected
into a world of modern outbursts, at times short melodic fragments that reflect
earlier passages. Sometimes it’s the cyclic appearance of influences of
modern big band jazz, chamber, pop, and avant-garde vocals and electronics and
effects.
At times a melding of harmonic colors, that circle upon itself
blurring the lines of the other.Though
offering surges of intensity and at times tranquility and at times a map of
what will come next, there still is a feeling of unpredictability.This is where you question whether cohesion
is even needed – or is it better to be in the now?Might it just be the experience, the moment,
the journey itself?The answer for me
came in the final track “Yellow Paint (Summaries II)/End Of Time (Canceled
II),” the culmination appears – the amalgamated message and the coalescing of meaning
becomes clear – the beauty is in the chaos, the expression is revealed in the unity.
