Abrahams, Chris & Clayton Thomas, Miles Thomas

Words Fail Abrahams, Chris & Clayton Thomas, Miles Thomas

The debut release from the trio of Chris Abrahams (piano), Clayton Thomas (bass & preparations), & Miles Thomas (drums & percussion). Words Fail is an intergenerational meeting of the minds. Their inaugural collaboration bears the traces of each artist's deep immersion in Sydney's storied improvisation scene. Chris Abrahams, widely acclaimed for his history with The Necks is the elder statesman. Clayton Thomas, co-founder of the vital NOWnow concert series & annual festival as well as both the Splinter(Sydney) & Splitter(Berlin) Orchestras, has been a pioneering force for some years. Whilst newcomer Miles Thomas (no relation) is a serial collaborator with a unique instrumental voice, representing the new guard & showing that the future of the scene is in safe hands. Despite the quintessential trio format, the sound world subverts the instrumentation across four expansive improvisations. Chris Abrahams' begins proceedings with a lone piano note, repeating like droplets of water on a glassy lake, the interwoven textures of Clayton Thomas' prepared double-bass & Miles Thomas' foley-like percussion -- sounding on occasion like something out of Xenakis' Pithoprakta -- soon attempt to pull things into deeper, darker waters. Tracklist/Credits - 1) the other & that therefore [16:03] 2) insisting on the by now [14:54] 3) between the world of words & the world of [15:38] 4) water & fire, nothing else [14:33] Chris Abrahams, piano Clayton Thomas, bass & preparations Miles Thomas, drums & percussion Recorded by Richard Belkner at Free Energy Device Mixed by Miles Thomas Mastered & cut by Helmut Erler, D&M Berlin Painting by Amanda Tsioutis Design & layout by WBYK Info - Artist - Chris Abrahams, Clayton Thomas, Miles Thomas Album - Words Fail Label - Hospital Hill