In a dream hook-up for Diagonal, Jim O’Rourke reimagines material from
the vaults of Alessio Natalizia AKA Not Waving and turns in a
magisterial kosmiche synth-scape, backed with a sprawling slab of mazy
rhythmic brilliance. O’Rourke has been a long-time admirer of Not
Waving, and what started out as more of straight remix project quickly
turned into a collaboration-at-a-distance, with Natalizia sending extra
material and pushing O’Rourke to stray as far from the original material
as possible.
In both parts, he does him proud. ‘Side A’ renders an original chromatic
synth knot into a spiralling, heavenly superstructure worthy of
comparison with Popol Vuh, before the flip envelopes listeners in a
hyper-baroque rave hall of mirrors — all iridescent arps and irregular,
automated pulses that refract palatial imaginary spaces.
O’Rourke is, of course, a huge hero to Natalizia and the label, for his
work with Sonic Youth, his countless collaborations with everyone from
Keiji Haino to Tony Conrad, and the breath-taking breadth of his solo
material. It’s something of a coup/blessing/honour, therefore, for
Diagonal to present this release with art/packaging from Guy
Featherstone that does justice to this meeting of minds.
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