Rian Treanor pretty much got on my nerves 80 per cent of the time until now with his supersonic cutting edge gimmickry and all that. However, his collaboration with Ocen James during his 2018 Nyege Nyege residency is arguably the best album he will ever make. Saccades also benefits from contemplative phases in which Treanor withdraws his notoriously rushed polyrhythms in favour of almost jazzy improvisation and Ocen James’ »Rigi Rigi« takes the central role. The »Farmers Manual Remix« goes too far at the end, though. But overall this is a fantastic album and can only be compared to the even more incredible »Kakuhan« album, where cello played a comparable role to the violin on this album.
Rian Treanor + Ocen James – Saccades
