S. Fujii & Otomo Y. - Perpetual Motion

Doug Collette, All About Jazz

 

Satoko Fujii is perpetually in search of new combinations to nurture her creativity and here she joins forces with guitarist and fellow visionary Otomo Yoshihide. In keeping with the duo's seemingly boundless imaginations, the very beginning of this four-track, 48 minute program unfolds with repeated crescendos, as if to invoke the muse, before some distinctly atonal tones begin darting back and forth. Alternately cacophonous and delicate to the point of near-silence, Fujii and Yoshohide explore the full range of the sonic spectrum, seemingly discovering new possibilities for their restive instrumental souls along the way. It's a tribute to their courage their willingness to experiment, not to mention their respective and combined ambitions. What they conjure up can conceivably both provoke and satiate, results that are, in their own way, as unusual as the creative musicians that proffer them.