Certain forms of free improvisation, far removed from the technique’s roots in jazz, take “free” to its logical extremes. Brooklyn-based electroacoustic collective Causings create restrained, microscopically detailed, almost entirely abstract sound art that’s defined more by its process than by a fixed lineup—they attempt to eliminate any parameter that might crystallize into habit, so that every performance begins with a blank slate.
Derek Baron and Adam Gundersheimer, both originally from the Chicago area, founded Causings as a duo in late 2013, and fellow former Chicagolander Sandy Gordon joined in October 2014. This spring the collective’s pool of potential contributors began to expand rapidly; for their tour kickoff in Brooklyn, eight people showed up to play. Seven appear on Cut Through, and five have been traveling with Causings for much of their current tour.
Cut Through by Causings
