He gradually re-introduced sound into his world, gently playing a nylon-strung acoustic guitar and whisper-singing. The result is sparse, haunting and continues the emotional odyssey he began with The Antlers on Hospice, Burst Apart and Familiars.
Borne of a necessity for silence, Impermanence also touches on the Miles Davis quote: "It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play."
• Peter Silberman. Impermanence. Inertia/Anti- Records.
• Three and a half stars (out of five)
Single download: Maya
For those who like: Bon Ivor, Ane Brun
— Shane Gilchrist
