Wovette is the pseudonym of Californian musician Brady Miller, who has made a name for himself in many bands, including the infamous Upsilon Acrux on guitars. Steeple is the latest effort from this solo project, and it’s comprised of eighteen short compositions for acoustic piano. Made to be played by whom I do not know, but the superhuman that succeeds will probably have turned its tendons to goo in the process. So much so that I think they could only be played by a pianola (a self-playing piano often seen in the context of American Far West saloons) or, effortlessly, by a virtual instrument. However ludicrous are the sheet music of this album, the end result is of a grace and splendour only rarely equalled. Some moments are even awe-inspiring, because such a score is outside the reach of any human, when the showers of high notes rain catastrophic beauty and captivate you, rendering you completely speechless. Yes, I’ve only praised this album in semi-eloquent terms since this paragraph started, but it’s honestly all that comes to mind. From this apparently so mechanical and inhuman score counterintuitively emanates so many emotions and thoughts, in strong waves of melancholy, passion, and amazement. The first, minimalistic moments betray a much more complex and dense interior. The fact that so much life vibrates from this synthesized offering only highlights the care and delicacy with which it has been crafted. Steeple is, without a doubt, a remarkable piece of work that all should try. A perfect blend of black MIDI and contemporary classical music.
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