Thee Silver Mt. Zion's Jessica Moss is once again going solo for a new album of her own. Titled Entanglement, the full-length is due out on October 26 via Constellation.
The album marks the second solo album from Moss and follows 2017's Pools of Light.
A press release explains Entanglement like this:
Moss channels quantum theory as a metaphor for creating energetic connections through esoteric processes. Using violin (and occasionally, voice) as sound source, her compositions are set in motion like entangled particles — spinning, ricocheting, warping and stretching in extra-dimensional space.
"Particles," the magnificent 22-minute opus on Side One, is a stunning transmission of cosmos-level wonder, mystery and dread. Conjuring up sound as if from dark energy, the piece gradually humanises the void as a circling string theme develops then retracts to a single note, stretches space-time through a slowly developing drone, and clears a haunted celestial expanse for Moss to introduce hushed, keening vocal lines that layer one upon the other.
"Fractals" on Side Two is a work in four parts that unspools through various iterations of folk-inflected phrases, played on amplified violin, sampled in real-time, and redeployed in entwined pairings, echoes and cascades. Here, Moss wields the violin with a narrative intent perhaps more commonly associated with solo horn in the jazz tradition — the power of the single melodic line, the instrument as expressive analogue to human speech and voice.
In addition, Moss herself has shared a lengthy statement about the new album, and you can read that over here.
For a taste of what's in store, you can now hear an edit of "Particles" down below, where you'll also find the album's tracklist and a series of North American dates. Moss also has a series of UK and European dates coming up, and you can see those over here.
That's the album cover up above.
Entanglement:
1. Particles
2. Fractals (Truth 1)
3. Fractals (Truth 2)
4. Fractals (Truth 3)
5. Fractals (Truth 4)
Tour dates:
09/28 Lasalle, QC - Centre communautaire Henri-Lemieux
09/29 Peterborough, ON - Sadleir House
10/05 Montreal, QC - Centre Phi
10/26 Brooklyn, NY - Park Church Co-op
12/10 Ottawa, ON - General Assembly
12/11 Hamilton, ON - This Ain't Hollywood
12/12 Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle
12/13 Rock Island, IL - Rozz-Tox
12/14 Toronto, ON - The Burdock
The album marks the second solo album from Moss and follows 2017's Pools of Light.
A press release explains Entanglement like this:
Moss channels quantum theory as a metaphor for creating energetic connections through esoteric processes. Using violin (and occasionally, voice) as sound source, her compositions are set in motion like entangled particles — spinning, ricocheting, warping and stretching in extra-dimensional space.
"Particles," the magnificent 22-minute opus on Side One, is a stunning transmission of cosmos-level wonder, mystery and dread. Conjuring up sound as if from dark energy, the piece gradually humanises the void as a circling string theme develops then retracts to a single note, stretches space-time through a slowly developing drone, and clears a haunted celestial expanse for Moss to introduce hushed, keening vocal lines that layer one upon the other.
"Fractals" on Side Two is a work in four parts that unspools through various iterations of folk-inflected phrases, played on amplified violin, sampled in real-time, and redeployed in entwined pairings, echoes and cascades. Here, Moss wields the violin with a narrative intent perhaps more commonly associated with solo horn in the jazz tradition — the power of the single melodic line, the instrument as expressive analogue to human speech and voice.
In addition, Moss herself has shared a lengthy statement about the new album, and you can read that over here.
For a taste of what's in store, you can now hear an edit of "Particles" down below, where you'll also find the album's tracklist and a series of North American dates. Moss also has a series of UK and European dates coming up, and you can see those over here.
That's the album cover up above.
Entanglement:
1. Particles
2. Fractals (Truth 1)
3. Fractals (Truth 2)
4. Fractals (Truth 3)
5. Fractals (Truth 4)
Tour dates:
09/28 Lasalle, QC - Centre communautaire Henri-Lemieux
09/29 Peterborough, ON - Sadleir House
10/05 Montreal, QC - Centre Phi
10/26 Brooklyn, NY - Park Church Co-op
12/10 Ottawa, ON - General Assembly
12/11 Hamilton, ON - This Ain't Hollywood
12/12 Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle
12/13 Rock Island, IL - Rozz-Tox
12/14 Toronto, ON - The Burdock