{"product_id":"horizontal-structures","title":"Horizontal Structures","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe trio of \u003cstrong\u003eMoritz von Oswald\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMax Loderbauer\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eSasu Ripatti\u003c\/strong\u003e return with a third album, this time enriched and expanded by guitar contributions from \u003cstrong\u003ePaul St Hilaire\u003c\/strong\u003e and double bass courtesy of \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Muellbauer\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorizontal Structures\u003c\/em\u003e is palpably a more open, more expressive album than the previous studio recording, \u003cem\u003eVertical Ascent\u003c\/em\u003e. There is more contrast, more light and shade. St Hilaire and Muellbauer add fresh drama and swing to the intimate tonal and rhythmic interactions of the core grouping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe coherence of the five-piece is remarkable; the boundary between acoustic and electronic undone. The group's evolution is firmly signaled in the opener, \"\u003cem\u003eStructure 1\u003c\/em\u003e\". There's a lush, romantic quality to the playing and arrangement that we've not heard before: the guitar licks have a bluesy lilt, the bass imparts melody as well as physical presence, the synth sequences are more painterly, looser somehow, and Ripatti's percussion roams feelingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eStructure 2\u003c\/em\u003e\" is like 70s spy-flick jazz or groove-heavy krautrock stripped to its barest essence, Loderbauer and von Oswald's electronics glistening in a sticky cobweb of reverb and delay. The languidly stepping \"\u003cem\u003eStructure 3\u003c\/em\u003e\" faintly recalls von Oswald's work with Mark Ernestus as Rhythm \u0026amp; Sound, with St Hilaire's chords hanging thick above bone-dry drum machine drift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLastly, \"\u003cem\u003eStructure 4\u003c\/em\u003e\", the track structurally closest to techno, is pervaded by a sense of mischief, with Muellbauer's strings - plucked, bowed, scraped - coming to the fore. For all its complexity, this is also a very playful album, and the trio's increased confidence and empathy as improvisers allow them to indulge flights of percussive fancy, sudden about-turns, vectors into the unknown. \u003cem\u003eHorizontal Structures\u003c\/em\u003e sounds, above all else, free.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50439373521227,"sku":"336927","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f8621715-b1e7-48be-b00a-95440585e20d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726953310","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/horizontal-structures","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}