Olivia Block

Black Truffle  announce The Mountains Pass, a major new work from Olivia Block. A key player in Chicago’s vibrant experimental music scene since the late 1990s, Block has developed an extensive body of work grounded in a personalised, at times emotive approach to the studio-based practices of the musique concrète tradition, while also encompassing improvisation, orchestral pieces, sound installations, and a sustained engagement with the piano.

On The Mountains Pass, recorded by Greg Norman at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio and meticulously edited and constructed over the course of three years, Block pushes into new terrain, introducing her singing voice and drums played by Jon Mueller into flowing assemblages that move seamlessly from ruminative organ tones and fragmented piano airs to explosions of sizzling synths and thundering percussion.

PERSONNEL:

Olivia Block - (piano, organ, vocals)
Thomas Madeja - (trumpet)
Jon Mueller - (drums, gons, bells)

Recorded at Electrical Audio, Chicago in March 2021 & February 2022

TRACKS:

A1. Northward
A2. The Hermit's Peak

B1. Violet-Green
B2. f2754
B3. Ungulates