Doug Wieselman

Seminal NYC multi-reedist Doug Wieselman releases a brand new EP of electronic-inflected exploratory pieces. Wieselman has performed with superlative greats (including the Lounge Lizards, Lou Reed, Yoko Ono, Bill Frisell, Iron & Wine, Laurie Anderson, Tricky, Martha Wainwright, Antony and the Johnsons, CocoRosie) and contributed significantly to the NYC Downtown scene over the past three decades. He is described, by NYC Jazz Record, as “a vital force in the New York music scene”.

“Hope For The Trees” and “Blodeuwedd” are based in Wieselman’s patch-writing on a borrowed OP-1 synthesiser, a departure from his usual instrumentation of acoustic wind instruments. Where “Hope For The Trees” lives in a word of wonder and shimmering prettiness, “Blodeuwedd” is deeper and darker. Its churning, droning sonics yearn and strain against the fabric of the piece.