Impacts [Pure DSD]

We would like to invite you on a musical adventure where you can discover new works for guitar trio from the 20th and 21st centuries and get to know a unique style of improvisation called Soundpainting. All of the Soundpainting tracks were created in the studio during recording, and each one is unrepeatable. The improvisations were completely free, guided only by the Soundpainter (Ádám Darázs), who gave us instructions to control certain aspects of what and how we played. The elements of this music combine our collective musical experiences and influences gathered over more than 20 years of playing and learning. If you happen to recognize motifs from classical, rock, blues, metal, Hungarian, Balkan, or minimal music, it is no coincidence. The program of this album embodies several contrasting qualities. The improvised pieces can be listened to as many times as one wishes, but they can never be performed live in exactly the same way again. The composed pieces, though written in the 21st century, sound almost “classical” compared to the “painted sounds.” The unpredictability and restlessness of the improvisations stand in strong contrast to the composed and calming atmosphere of the written works. Freedom and control are always in a state of perpetual balance, both in improvisation and in composition. While improvising, we try to maintain some control over the freedom of rhythm, key, tempo, and mood; in composition, our greatest challenge is to breathe life and emotion into the written notes as we uncover the intentions of the composers.