Guitarist Nels Cline once again finds a perfect match in guitarist Julian Lage. The first is a guitarist with the American americana group , but also has an extensive resume in the field of jazz and avant-garde music. American Lage is a younger star who has collaborated with and , among others . Cline and Lage released the well-received duo record in 2014from. Now they are accompanied by a rhythm
… section rooted in jazz. In this line-up they deal in nervous free jazz. The way in which the two guitarists circle around each other and raise each other is sometimes reminiscent of the famous musical duo of Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry. Not for a moment is the tension released that the freely and expressively playing Cline and Lage create, not even in calmer pieces such as As Close As That and Temporarily. It makes Currents, Constellations a solid guitar album in the early free jazz tradition. (MR)more
