Listen: LWW - "DTE"

With the release of Portland based composer/multi-instrumentalist Luke Wyland's debut album under his new LWW moniker on the immediate horizon, he's released "DTE", one of the his first experiments with creating alternate tuning systems. Much like "PNO", "DTE" is a one-take improvisation but where "PNO" quickly establishes its melodic intentions, "DTE" takes much more of its experimentation with form from "CTP" and much like it, "DTE" relies on elements outside of Wyland's piano in the form of a loop pedal. Of the three pieces, we've heard from 3PE so far, "DTE" is perhaps the least concerned with pattern and structure. Where "CTP" saw Wyland essentially revising a previously recorded improvisation, "DTE" is a much more ephemeral effort - "CTP" and "PNO" immediately embracing whatever melodies formed and chasing them to their natural conclusions, "DTE" doesn't shy away from the establishment of melody but Wyland also challenges himself with his regard for equal temperament towards moving on from any patterns in favor of something different all together. Initially an exploration of equal temperament, Wyland also experiments with timbre as well - giving himself three different types of sound to utilize in his synthesizer based improvisation.



Luke Wyland's debut album as LWW, 3PE, is out July 20th on the Leaf Label. You can pre-order the album as either a digital download or on limited edition 12" now.