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Nels Cline and Elliott Sharp
"Duo Milano"

Long Song Records- lscd103( 2007)
file under: Improvised Music

Elliott Sharp - Guitars
Nels Cline - Guitars

Duo Milano is a no compromise, totally improvised sonic landscape by two guitar masters as Elliott Sharp and Nels Cline.

This is what Nels and Elliott say about their work together. Elliott: "Nels is one of my favourite people and favourite guitarists - our playing together resonates in such a way as to create the sound of one seething bubbling bristling glowing instrument. Every gig and recording we've done has been different. "Duo Milano" captures some sonic moments in Italy in a fine studio in hyper real detail." Nels: "Elliott and I have been investigating an improvised duet language/interaction in both acoustic and electric settings for several years now. It is always a pleasure and an honor, and this disc is the first document to represent our ongoing dialogue in sound and feeling. We seem to function as one empathetic, huge guitar. The result is, to my mind, a splendid example of our sometimes fragile and intimate and other times monolithic and tripped-out sensibilities."

Duo Milano features Cline and multi- instrumentalist Elliott Sharp in a series of acoustic/electric duets that strive for — and very often achieve — a kind of telepathic oneness. “Our playing together resonates in such a way as to create the sound of one seething bubbling bristling glowing instrument,” says Sharp of his rapport with Cline. Indeed, the two are often indiscernible from each other in both the acoustic and electric settings. The two reach incredible heights over ten improvisations, immersed in the intimacy of the setting and reaching toward a common artistic vision.”
-Matthew Miller, All About Jazz New York Reviews

"This fabulous disc consists of ten amazing duets, five acoustic and five electric pieces. Superbly recorded and immensely satisfying in sonic detail. The acoustic side balances super-quick harp-like flourishes with the naked purity of spacious, bluesy e-bow drones. The electric side is dark and dreamy with strange, bent-note ballistics. From quietly cosmic to extremely intense."
-Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

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1CD- $15.00

Nels Cline and Elliott Sharp - Duo Milano


Track Listing
(click linked titles for mp3)

1. Bug or Feature? [3:27]
2. Unseen [4:53]
3. Strain 121 [3:43]
4. Balsam [3:46]
5. Dot Dash [6:16]
6. Bludget [5:11]
7. Cobblescrabble [4:31]
8. Acetylene Panorama [9:27]
9. Mutha Blooter [9:29]
10. Fingernests [7:21]


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