Bizhiki
Unbound (black)
Recording steadily over the course of years - and between several projects from Bizhiki's members - the trio chipped away at an expansive, ambitious and unique record that sounds like no other music being made today. 'Unbound' is a collaboration between a group of singers and musicians at a particular time and place, exchanging ideas in an open-ended dialogue deeply considering the resources that we're trying to share, generations into the future. The album opens with a single, trembling chord that rises and descends before meeting a warm, beguiling voice, a voice singing in a tradition that's been heard in this northern river country for millennia. The music that follows is a soulful dialogue between the ancient tradition of powwow singing and a contemporary musical palette. On 'Unbound,' the powwow style of singing is entwined with synthesized voice modulation, and hand drumming is accented with electronic samples and beats - the harmonies and resonances are equal parts cultural and musical.