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VERTIGO ONE
KLR009
These
compositions were all written for, or premiered by Duo Vertigo. Their
debut CD was recorded in Banff, Canada, in November 2004 and is out on
the Karnatic Lab label.
Duo
Vertigo
CD review
By
Peter McCallum,
Sydney
Morning
Herald
December
2-3,
2006
Stylish precision and poised clarity characterise this enterprising disc of new
percussion music by the brilliantly versatile Duo Vertigo (Claire Edwardes and
Niels Meliefste).
Jane Stanley’s Celestial Dance is softly pointed and flows rather than
stomps. The five pieces from Cliff Crego’s The Magic Box are among the
disc’s most interesting for their concise simplicity and precisely crafted cross
rhythms in a performance that etches the peaks of phrases with finely
articulated colour.
The drummed-out single notes and less developed textures of Ned McGowan’s
Urban Turban needs more self-critical editing to weed out the uninteresting
ideas. Quadrivium 1 by Sydney composer Drew Crawford is most effective
for its overall shape, tracing an arc from high tapping wood (marimba) down and
back to receding metallic haze. Samuel Vriezen’s Toccata III creates an
extended shimmering sound web of cross rhythm, like being hypnotised by light on
water.
Benedict Weisser’s Study for Four Hands is a lively but prosaic exercise
in heavy chords while Giel Vleggaar’s Come Here Often? consists of a
percussion accompaniment to recorded pick-up lines by female voices which, being
a bit over-eager, falls flat.
You can buy copies of the CD at www.karnaticlabrecords.com
Samuel
Vriezen
- Toccata III (2001)
glockenspiel duo
Benedict
Weisser
- Study for Four Hands (Piano Drumming) (2004)
marimba and vibraphone duo
Drew
Crawford
- Quadrivium I (1998)
percussion duo
Jane
Stanley
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Celestial Dance (2000)
marimba and conga duo
Giel
Vleggaar
- Come Here Often (2002)
percussion duo with tape
Ned
McGowan
- Urban Turban (2001)
marimba duo
Cliff
Crego
- The Magic Box (2000)
marimba and vibraphone duo
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Claire Edwardes
Percussion 
