Ambient-electronic artist Jay Mollerskov released a new EP last month. It’s four tracks that each evoke a tense and brooding atmosphere, incorporating unsettling drones and spacious resonance to build up a haunting sentiment. The final track “Quiescence” takes a more somber tone, hitting poignantly with its use of echoing piano and windy ambiance. “Aphelion” means when a planet is at
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Experimental artist Tony Catania’s latest album consists of compositions birthed from creative euphoria. The first eleven tracks encompass “Songs Ad Libitum” while tracks 12-14 are “Three Pieces for Electro-Acoustic Duo” performed with Nicholas Elert, and the final track “Portal” features Jay Mollerskov. Everything on “Songs” is improvised; Catania uses tenor saxophone and found objects to explore sonic spaces. “Three Pieces”
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Jazz artist Jamie Breiwick teamed up with electronic artist Jay Mollerskov for a record of improvisation. These eight tracks were created by taking clips of Breiwick playing trumpet and chopping them with Mollerskov’s electronic manipulations (looping, granular synthesis, spectral processing). The result is a mesmerizing work of spacey meditations layered into cohesion. Culminating decades of friendship, Jamie Breiwick and Jay
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