Glenn Weyant-In Pursuit; self-released, 2025

 

They don't seem to arrive too frequently, but whenever Glenn Weyant does send out files of his recordings, it can be assured that Disaster Amnesiac will smile, listen, and appreciate. Recently one of said recordings, In Pursuit, arrived in my email inbox. This release is one for solo guitar, meticulously amped and mic'd for maximal effectiveness of its sound capture yet also raw enough it its production to feel nicely organic. It's a piece that strikes this listener as being triptych: three distinct movements comprise its forty minutes and change duration. Layered loops and backward sounding tones are featured within the first one. Their tones are total Doom in timbre, and they lead to single line melodic statements which arise from the initial chaos. In Pursuit's second movement shows explorations of the electric guitar's tonal capabilities and even spots which touch upon Shred aesthetics; that said they're all done with capable feels for aesthetics in music. Ain't no cheez to be found therein. Really fascinating synth tones bridge the piece to its third and final movement, which gets desolate, spooky sounds which proved perfect for watching an incoming Sonoran storm front as it traversed the sky above my neighborhood. Primitive modular sounding tones close things out with desolate feels, and the listener will likely at this point be pinned down, reeling from the power of this new joint from Glenn Weyant. In Pursuit is a perfect album for solitary contemplation, at any hour of the diurnal cycle. Seek out what he's up to and find yourself gifted with his fantastic sounds on occasion!