On 31st March, guitarist and songwriter Steve Gunn and pianist and composer David Moore will release Reflections Vol. 1: Let the Moon Be a Planet, a new serial showcasing contemporary collaborations orchestrated by Brooklyn-based music institution RVNG Intl.
The album is described as a volume of improvisatory exchanges between classical guitar and piano, and a meeting place where two artists become acquainted through instrumental dialogue without a single expectation distracting them from the joy and open field possibility of collaboration.
Watch the beautifully shot video by Jason Evans for their new single “Painterly,” a pastel-hued assemblage and their second single following “Over the Dune”.
“…a canvas of melodic fragments in watercolor tones, which settle and unfurl into undulating gradients and contemplative harmony.”
The exchange began remotely as Gunn and Moore responded to one another’s solo improvisations, embarking on a synergistic progression of deep listening and connection through musical conversation. David Moore, acclaimed for his minimalist ensemble music as the leader of Bing & Ruth said, “We were both fans of each other’s music and this was a chance to try a different process which was much more open. It felt like something I needed personally as an artist, to not be so controlling over the final output, and to truly collaborate with somebody else.”
Similarly for Gunn, who was exploring new pastures and passages in classical guitar when the dialogue began, the project was an invitation for pure conversation and exchange, creating space for him to revisit foundational forms with his playing: “I was trying to break out of what I was doing, to have something that just pulled away all the elements of usual structured things.”
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