Crush Crush is an exploratory music project created by Aviva Endean and Evelyn Ida Morris. Combining Aviva’s talent for expanding the sonic possibilities of the clarinet and bass clarinet, and Evelyn’s multi-instrumental song building and production, Crush Crush creates a bent world of sound.
Aviva Endean– clarinet, bass clarinet, harmonic flute, vocals
Evelyn Ida Morris– vocals, keys, loops, electronics
Mixed and mastered by Evelyn Morris
Crush Crush has brought forth a lush release that is full of life. Tranquil in parts and dissonant in others, the sway of each movement evokes the untameable character of nature – as if a new gust of wind will send the music in a different direction.
James Frostick, Weirdo Wasteland
Eastmint’s latest release comes from a duo that approaches their output in a similar vein. Crush Crush is the creative tandem of Evelyn Ida Morris and multi-disciplinary artist Aviva Endean, and their self-titled album is another masterful display of experimental music that leaks through categorical confines.
“a masterful display of experimental music that leaks through categorical confines.”
The record is an exploration of the sounds that can be created using a limited collection of tools, namely Aviva’s clarinet and bass clarinet, which has been expounded upon by Evelyn’s multi-instrumental and production input. What has resulted is something that has transcended limitations despite a conscious implementation of limiting factors. From basic sketches of ideas and skeletal arrangements of bent noise, Crush Crush has built a striking package of work that is filled with life and imagination. Primitive rhythms have been pieced together from disparate parts (see: the opening moments of ‘Shovel And A Cabelcar’ for an example), providing solid footing for Evelyn and Aviva to build upon.
“Clarinet flourishes are affected, chopped and skewed and assembled again in new formations, paired with haunting harmonies and poignant vocal passages that move and enthrall”
Although relying on a concise array of sounds to work with, Crush Crush has brought forth a lush release that is full of life. Tranquil in parts and dissonant in others, the sway of each movement evokes the untameable character of nature – as if a new gust of wind will send the music in a different direction. This is the sound of two artists pushing their own boundaries and creating something that defies most, if not all, conventions and is a charmingly oblique audio companion for one’s own travels.
Released by Eastmint
Review on Weirdo Wasteland
