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ARTIST
CRUEL DIAGONALS
TITLE
Fractured Whole
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
BEACON SOUND
CATALOG #
BNSD 074LP
BNSD 074LP
GENRE
EXPERIMENTAL
RELEASE DATE
4/21/2023
"Los Angeles musician
Megan Mitchell
returns with a new
Cruel Diagonals
album that resonates with maximum emotional impact. Constructed entirely with sounds generated by her own voice -- chopped up, warped, rendered unrecognizable, ringing out in hymn-like incantations --
Fractured Whole
is a powerful and timeless exploration of vulnerability, resistance, and the freedom to be yourself. Megan Mitchell opens her latest album
Fractured Whole
in much the same way she did with her previous full-length 2021's
A Dormant Vigor
with the sound of her voice intoning a series of notes. But listening to them side-by-side, the differences between the two are stark. Not simply in the notes that Mitchell chooses to sing but in the emotion and depth and power behind that crystal clear mezzo-soprano. On 'Penance,' the first track on
Fractured Whole
, she bears the weight of hundreds of years of music written for singers and her own complex history with ease, evoking everything from the sacred music of
Hildegard von Bingen
to the satanic masses of
Diamanda Galas
with each intertwining melody. Mitchell's singing has been an integral part of her work as Cruel Diagonals from the start, but it has never felt so present as it does on
Fractured Whole
. That's simply because every piece of sound featured on this album was created using her voice. It may be stretched and twisted into unusual shapes, chopped up and shattered, or rendered unrecognizable by technology but it is still there, pulling at the corners of the conscious mind and conveying deeply felt emotions. This decision to use her voice as the only instrument was, according to Mitchell, a necessary step to move forward as an artist and composer -- a challenge that brought with it growth and confidence . . . Over the course of the 18 months it took Mitchell to compose and record
Fractured Whole
, she was working through a lot of emotional and psychological fragments, seeking better understanding of her life and her art. Though she had been receiving nothing but praise for her releases and live gigs, the accolades never sunk in. It was a disconnect steeped in trauma from her past and gendered socialization . . . Embracing that duality on
Fractured Whole
allowed Mitchell to produce art that feels unmistakably human and thrillingly alien -- an uncanny valley that she invites the listener to explore with her." --
Robert Ham
(excerpted from the liner notes)
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