catherine lamb x ghost ensemble :: interius/exterius :: out now on greyfade
“robust, engaging … a rare union of compositional brilliance and strength in execution” Joseph Neff, The Vinyl District
“a breathtaking collaboration that expands the boundaries of harmonic perception and immersive sound” Don Haugen, Igloo
“magical and serene … masterfully interpreted … a transcendent, macrocosmic perspective” Christian Kriegeskotte, I Care If You Listen
“Catherine Lamb and Ghost Ensemble’s interius/exterius is a breathtaking collaboration that expands the boundaries of harmonic perception and immersive sound. … interius/exterius unfolds with patience, drawing the listener into an auditory space where subtle shifts in timbre and resonance take on profound emotional weight. … interius/exterius is not just an album—it’s an invitation to step inside a vast, resonant world of sound, where every listening reveals infinite layers of beauty.”
“interius/exterius Calls Forth Mystical Peace through Mathematical Precision … at once mathematical, scientific, magical and serene … the premiere recording of this fascinating, experimental new work is masterfully interpreted and executed by Ghost Ensemble. … a transcendent, macrocosmic perspective … from a point beyond the limits of perception.”
Christian Kriegeskotte, I Care If You Listen
“robust, engaging … a rare union of compositional brilliance and strength in execution.”
Joseph Neff, The Vinyl District
“Lamb's new piece, developed in close collaboration with Ghost Ensemble, a spectacular nonet … may be her most accessible music yet … drops of mysterious delight, like sweet nectar falling on your tongue from a tropical flower. The intrigue never lets up … superb recording.”
“Ghost Ensemble is a go-to for adventurous music-making, and they take to Lamb’s with commitment and precision.”
“an act of perception, of discovery … reigning supreme between spaces of almost spiritual delicacy or syndromes of astonishment … creating layers and gradations of presence, performance modules that the musicians of Ghost Ensemble demonstrate on a genetic level.”
Ettore Garzia, Percorsi Musicali
“Gorgeous … the most arresting thing about Rewild is the way it challenges our perception of time … simply getting lost in the serene, slowly unfolding shapes articulated by the ensemble … lingering, unspooling and evading time while being flush with uncertainty … the confluence of the various elements alternately between dizzying, hypnotic, and ominous … suggesting an eternal process that we’ve just dropped into for 50 minutes.”
Peter Margasak, Bandcamp Daily: The Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp, October 2024
“Very fine ensemble playing — excellent listening to one another … cloudy, mysterious and dark … Beckettian in its slow spread … a group to keep an eye on.”
“Beautifully performed and recorded … keeping you in the present … a body-felt sound mass … a multifaceted texture that evokes the primeval.”
Meg Wilhoite, Meg's New Music Blog
“Prodigious … considerable dramatic heft … a thrilling listen … well-crafted and eloquent.”
“Wonderful … serene, rippling waves … stirring, ominous surges of sound … both exhilarating and a bit scary … thrums, throbs, and glides with surging and ebbing density.”
Peter Margasak, Bandcamp Daily: The Best Contemporary Classical Albums of 2018
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