Rip Current by Bivins Menestres

Jason Bivins - guitar
David Menestres - double bass

All music by Bivins Menestres
Recorded by David Menestres Fall 2018
Mastered by Andrew Weathers Spring 2019
Cover art "Etude 4" by David Menestres

Out & Gone Music 016


"The only instruments played on Rip Current are the guitar of Jason Bivins and the double bass of David Menestres, but the pair probe their tools so thoroughly that it seems there’s almost no sound they can’t conjure. At times their dialogue is like a lab experiment, with each player proposing a note or chord, and the other responding to push the conversation forward. In other places, Rip Current is more like a roller coaster, with plucks, pounds, and strums ricocheting around the stereo space. The subtle improvisations between Bivins and Menestres are engaging at every turn; it’s hard to predict what moves they’ll make, and that uncertainty is one of the most compelling qualities of their work together."
-Marc Masters
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-experimental/the-best-experimental-music-on-bandcamp-september-2020