Craig Hilton and Tomas Phillips

Craig Hilton and Tomas Phillips: Le gout de neant

by John Eyles
September 19, 2011

According to its sleeve notes, the opening track of Le goût de néant, “Sans mouvement I," is a studio recording of Craig Hilton playing solo guzheng, a multi-stringed Chinese zither with movable bridges. This is remarkable, as it does not sound like one person playing a solo instrument; the resonances produced by the guzheng create the impression of a many-layered, drone-like sound collage--one which is very pleasing, bearing resemblances to some of Brian Eno's slowly-evolving, ambient pieces. Had the entire ...