The Nest And The Skull , by Ultre (CD on Audiobulb)

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Ultre is Finn McNicholas, a touring musician who has been in demand ever since his first album ‘All The Darkness Has Gone To Details’ sold out within three weeks. His compositions and live performances take full account of his eclectic playing abilities across piano, guitar, strings and electronics. Ultre’s work has featured alongside Battles and Clark on the ‘Overkill’ compilation (LittleBig), he has performed live with Tim Exile, DJ Scotch Egg and Trencher and recently been commissioned to write a musical score for Opera North. ‘The Nest And The Skull’ is an album characterised by Ultre’s intensely tactile and crafted approach to sound. The work is more structured and immediate than before whilst retaining his penchant for esoteric sound sources (such as percussion made from hitting objects around his home, clapping, finger clicking, or beating his chest). The music develops organically with an intrinsic sense of sheer wonderment and amazement driving many of the tracks. Whilst Ultre’s first album was built on a piano foundation, this one see’s Finn return to the guitar. The energy of the performance combined with his string, piano and electronic work conjures up a picture of busy modernism with contrasting nostalgic undertones. There is an absence of Digital Signal Processing and effects within the music, with most of the sounds created live in the recording, often using a homemade microphone. In Finn’s own words, “I have never used one sample or preset because there would be no fun in the making... to me ‘The Nest And The Skull’ describes some unknown time, unknown place and the pursuit of constant amazement.” With each track is set within a frame of flourishing musical activity, Ultre’s second album is an elegant, bold and extravagant example of modern composition.

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