8 Tracks: Of Minimalism With Murcof & Vanessa Wagner

As clasically trained musicians you might tend to assume that Murcof & Vanessa Wagner would be absorbed with the complexities within musical orchestration.
However, this is far from the truth and the pair have adopted a dynamic approach to their art, drawing inspiration from minimalism and intricate simplicity. The pair have recently collaborated on a new project which led to the release of a new album titled "Statea" which was released earlier this year on InFiné. Having both worked on a number of independent projects their collaborative approach allowed them to take a futuristic and modern approach to classical music, the result is an ambient blend of melodic twists and turns, cinematic soundcapes and all between. We caught up with the pair to talk minimalism in music. The first four selections are Murcof's, the second four selections belong to Vanessa Wagner.
Buy the release HERE. The pair will appear at Barbican HERE.
I discovered Scodanibio in Ensenada, Mexico, where I was living at the time, around mid 90’s. For some strange reason he did a concert there, at a re-purposed wine warehouse surrounded by huge wooden barrels with a natural reverberation of some 6 seconds, perfect for his beautiful harmonic work with the double bass. It was, and still is, pure magic, I still can’t believe all he uses is the bow and his fingers to create those otherworldly sounds.