Mary Halvorson (guitar, vocals) + Jessica Pavone (viola, vocals)
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"Thorny compositions that sound as if female teen punkers the Shaggs received doctorates in the music of 12-tone composer Alban Berg, and then rewrote their Philosophy of the World.... Carefully notated structures and interplay morph effortlessly into free improvisation that is intelligent and expressive, but never self-indulgent. Also featuring intense lyrics sung with their clear and melodic voices, the two women make transcendent chamber music outside of any genre."
-Elliott Sharp, Guitar Player Magazine, December 2007
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"The guitarist Mary Halvorson and the violist Jessica Pavone have worked together in ensembles led by the avant-garde eminence Anthony Braxton, and separately in a wide array of upstart new-music groups. As an acoustic duo they produce something distinct and beguiling: an amalgam of experimental folk, rock and chamber music that feels both meticulous and raw. Their debut, "On and Off" (Skirl), presents a dozen pieces of modest scale but impressive metabolism. There's a disarming openness to their interaction, never more pronounced than when the two are blending their voices in something like a campfire harmony. But this music isn't clever or cute. Its core is steely, and its execution clear."
-Nate Chinen, The New York Times, August 2007
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"They listen as though they're hotwired into each other's brain, their taut structural discipline prompting a domino effect of great ideas." - Philip Clark, The Wire May 2006
NEW ALBUM OUT MARCH 24 www.thirstyear.com
check out the feature article on it in the Spring '09 Issue of Signal to Noise
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On and Off was voted one of the top 10 Albums of 2007 by Steve Dollar in Paste Magazine and by Philip Clark in London's Jazz Review
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OUR 1ST CD CAN BE PURCHASED @ http://www.luckykitchen.com/lkpal.html ... it is LK 031
-THANKS
Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone's Friend Space (Top 20)
Each i listen to Prairies or On And Off , i think about Alban Berg , so cool ... Do it again !? Between romantism if you are alone for valentine i'm here <3
