Jefre Cantu-Ledesma's latest album 'Gift Songs' extends his exploration of ambient music, emphasizing collaboration over traditional structure. Using an acoustic palette, Cantu-Ledesma, along with other musicians, weaves a tapestry of sound that evokes mystery and fluidity. After moving away from structured songcraft to focus more on abstraction in his previous work, this record represents an evolving landscape of sound. His aim is not to showcase individual talent but to foster collective creativity, creating conditions for musical interaction that captivates the listener with its ephemeral qualities.
"For me, it's interesting just to try to create the conditions for people to work together and get music kind of rolling and then pull out things that I think are interesting."
"Cantu-Ledesma has made music in which little seems to happen... instead, he fills the frame with the ephemeral - wind, sunlight, church bells, wandering spirits."
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