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Peter Wright is from the South Island of New Zealand, where he runs the Apoplexy label and plays with the acoustic/electric jazz group CM Ensemble. Duna is a disc of his solo music. The first three pieces are "multi-track recordings for guitar made @ 13 otley street, christchurch, nz between 2•00 and 5•00," and the fourth is a 35-minute epic called "without a second a thought he turned his back to the people and painted the walls," "recorded live @ the space, wellington, nz 6•5•00." This last track sure sounds like multi-tracked guitar, and other unidentifiable things as well, though no mention is made of anyone besides Wright creating the sounds. A really impressive disc. Multi-layered bowed-drones/hums/chimes/etc. that stack up into eventually-melodic loveliness; some of the most relaxing music to come from South Island freenoise.-- Matt
"Peter Wright is a fresh addition to The Last Visible Dog's catalogue. Wright conjures his sounds from what seems to be all synthesised sources but you can never be really sure about that knowing how some other notable bands sound from using nothing but guitars with shiploads of effects as a friend of mine so nicely put it. Where ever the sounds may originate from they work eminently well as the soundtrack for an expedition to the Frigid Zone, majestically moving across miles and miles of ice with the biting wind hitting the explorer's face harder and harder at every step. "Miasma" is slightly warmer (everything is relative though) showing a bit of deceptive optimism before it settles down to a spine creeping finale worthy of any Omit record. Audaciously titled closer "Without a Second Thought He Turned His Back To the People and Painted the Walls" is exceptionally chilly and includes plenty of variety slowly unfolding from the monotonous to the harsh before giving to some shrieking textures as the whole thing fades away. Your headphones will love this and hopefully you will too." -- Mats Gustafsson, The Broken Face