Bend
Waveform Alphabet
December 2023
Performed by Dani Dobkin, synthesizer, and Matt Sargent, guitar
Recorded in Highland, NY, Brooklyn, NY, and Bard College, September 2021 to June 2022
Track 4 recorded live by Daniel Neumann, 411 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Mixed by Dani Dobkin and Matt Sargent
Mastered by Andrew Weathers
“Guitarist Matt Sargent and synthesist Dani Dobkin’s Bend stands out thanks to its almost hypnotic pull. Riffs altered through computer programming intertwine with swirling, glitching electronics and stretch into a strangely emotional, gossamer-like tapestry of sounds, from barely audible phrases to saturating swells of noise. It all sounds almost like an American primitive guitar record retrieved from far in the future.” - Antonio Poscic (Research Music)