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The Easter Quartet – Light End album cover (Not Two Records)
Catalog NoMW1037-2
Released2023
FormatCD
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MW1037-2

Light End

by The Easter Quartet
About This Release

Light End documents a powerful live performance by four deeply experienced improvisers, who come together as The Easter Quartet, recorded on October 26, 2022, at Scholes Street Studio in Brooklyn, NYC.

Released in 2023, the album consists of three extended improvisations—Inveraion, Tight Cluster, and Light End—each unfolding as a long‑form exploration of texture, density, and collective intuition. The unusual two‑drummer configuration creates a shifting rhythmic landscape: sometimes turbulent, sometimes whisper‑quiet, always responsive. Filliano’s bass anchors the ensemble with both resonance and abstraction, while Weissenfels’ piano moves between pointillistic detail and broad harmonic gestures.

The music sits firmly in the free improvisation / avant‑garde lineage that defines the Not Two aesthetic: raw, unfiltered, and deeply committed to real‑time creation. The trio‑length track durations (15–22 minutes) allow the group to build evolving structures that feel organic rather than predetermined. The result is an album that captures the spontaneity, risk, and interplay of four musicians listening intensely to one another.

Tracklist
  • 1Inveraion21:52
  • 2Tight Cluster17:33
  • 3Light End15:20
Recorded at Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NYC, October 26, 2022.
Line-up
  • Simone Weissenfelspiano
  • Ken Filianobass, effects
  • Lou Grassidrums, percussion
  • Todd Cappdrums, percussion
Critical Reception
The music does a fine job of casting a magical/mysterious spell.
Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG