Resolve acts in dialogue with the minimalist inspirations of the first Arnold Dreyblatt & The Orchestra of Excited Strings release, 1982’s Nodal Excitation – in effect, looking beneath the hood of several decades of progression to review and renew the revolutionary intent of their microntonal foundation credo. This new Orchestra – Oren Ambarchi, Konrad Sprenger and Joachim Schütz – combine effortlessly to explore new scalar dimensions.

The compositions found within Resolve demonstrate the Orchestra’s unique feel — incorporating rhythmic accents that act as microbeats within Dreyblatt’s microtones, shuffling in accents of funk and rock and actual metal at times, while never deviating from the driving intensity of the harmonic play. Dreyblatt's double-bass strung with piano wire allows him to create rich, complex, and often mesmerizing sonic textures.

On the single "Shuffle Effect", Arnold’s strummed bass sets the tone – a metallic march – and the Orchestra falls into step, pushing the boundaries of traditional musical systems and opening up new possibilities for exploring the nuances of pitch and harmony. The result is thick, rolling intra-funk, as strings and electronics parse together in a series of new-phase bar divisions for the venerable Orchestra of Excited Strings. The mood is one of tumescence, the performance growing within itself, as Dreyblatt’s tradition does as well: 40 years and counting.

Listen for this unique compositional approach on "Shuffle Effect" above, Resolve arrives on August 18th.