HMS are a four musician electronically infused free form
experimental ensemble. “Prie” is the group’s third piece of output and is four
tracks long. The initial listen of a piece of structureless improvisational
music is a bit like playing Russian roulette; you either will get lucky or die
and you won’t know which until you pull the trigger. As an unfortunate opposite
to Russian roulette, my main gripe with “Prie” is that it was too safe. Lots of
building from clearly talented musicians who never did much with it. It felt
like a waste and the lack of preplanned form is what prevented them from
capitalizing on creating big moments in my opinion.
With that being said, I don’t want to condemn the whole
tape. Maybe they didn’t want to give me that big moment. Maybe I don’t deserve
it and should focus on what I got instead. HMS have found a way to tranquilize
as they improvise. This is good music to unwind to. So sit back and click the
link below to stream or buy.
Stream + Buy: https://smallscalemusic.bandcamp.com/album/rie
-- Roy Blumenfeld
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