Johnson, Whitney (Matchless) – Hav

The work of Whitney Johnson a.k.a. Matchess, is, in their own words, “a material history of reproduction.” From our grateful vantage point, it sounds like sequences of hypnotic and engaging forms, a combination of musical concepts and available materials for the purpose of transcendence. Hav and Stena challenge linear description, and even language, reflecting the perceived values and details of multiple times/intentions/places into essential aspects, repurposed as music. In that sense, theres TOO many ways into these new sounds, but theyre not mutually exclusive and they’re all ways IN, so its okay. This includes the simplest action – that of listening to the music without any context.