I CARE IF YOU LISTEN review of Kyaness
In a discipline where value is widely (read: disproportionally) placed on fully-notated works, this album of self-proclaimed “textural improvisation interplay” is refreshing. Dyrnes and Efstathiou bewitch with their deliberate, intimate vision of extended technique improvisation. As one might pick up a handful of sand and contemplate the histories of each tiny particle, Kyaness reminds us to do the same with sound by asking: “What happens if we listen closer? And closer still? What do we hear when we go inside these sounds? What do we find there?” I sincerely hope for further offerings from this duo, and wholeheartedly recommend Kyaness for its sensory journey.
Tristan McKay