Perlak Mela Duo, Spaces

In their first recording together, guitarist-composer Kim Perlak and percussionist Francisco Mela explore, create and realize “spaces”. These are the spaces that inspire composition, the spaces in the music, and the spaces they make for each other. In three large works, Lake, Stream, and Riverwalk, Kim Perlak conveys the vibrance of natural landscapes in a personal modern compositional language for the classical guitar. These spaces are brought to life in duo performance through Mela’s unique voice in spontaneous composition at the drumset, and their collaboration in the moment to create, change, and build form. The tone colors, textures, rhythms, melodies, harmonies, and silences – interpreted and freely combined – evoke the grounding and surprising realities of the natural world, their collaboration, and of the music itself.

Track Listing:

Lake‍

1.             I. Dawn

2.             II. Day

3.             III. Dusk

(Kim Perlak © 2023 FacingNorth Music ASCAP)

Stream

4.             I. Asking

5.             II. Flowing

6.             III. Joyful – Asking

(Kim Perlak © 2023 FacingNorth Music ASCAP)

Riverwalk

7.             I. Walking

8.             II. Introspective

9.             III. Moving

(Kim Perlak © 2023 FacingNorth Music ASCAP)

Squam Suite

10.  I. Afternoon End

11.  II. In Motion

12.  III. Swing and Song

(Kim Perlak and Francisco Mela, spontaneous composition, 2024)