“New Primes is an exploration of the compositional properties of prime numbers…”, made with the help of custom-written software, which is translating prime number sequences into sound. After “paring” his sound materials to the most basic, pure sine tones, Davis creates a collection of compositions, “ranging from the almost-tonal to the harmonically alien”.
From my side I’d like to say that the sound of New Primes is clean and beautiful, meditative and deep. All pieces are mathematically balanced and carefully compiled. It’s an excellent album for deep listening, as well as for relaxation, if you like, but it has its own internal tension and evolution, which makes the tracks quite radical and dynamical. And it will be interesting, of course, to compare the sound of a vinyl record with its digital alternative.
Author: Alexei Borisov
