Arvo Zylo and Leslie Keffer - as a duo - have been quite busy in 2022. First, they did their own stuff, which you can read about in the Vital quite often, and then there was a project we haven't discussed yet because it's massive. After that, they did a six vinyl series, 'Horror Pilation', and right after those sessions, they still had the energy to record more. "Good Grief" started with a recording by Arvo, which was sent to Leslie in dire times. This track was called "Grief" (and is still unreleased) and formed the base for this one. The three tracks cover over 70 minutes of deep droning with lots of stuff happening, yet always in a stable setting.
'Griefspeak' and 'For Goodness Sake' are both around the twenty-minute mark and quite similar in their approach or 'charge'. At least, it sounds like that a bit. Even though in the subtle layering, a lot of different things are happening, the massiveness of the ground note is comparable. In between these two tracks, there is 'Goodness Gracious', a 40 minute with a slow change of the ground notes several times, as well as beautiful interpolation patterns in those changes, and a complete change of its 'emotional charge' as I tend to call it sometimes in the last 10 minutes. And yes, *still* stuff is happening in those other layers. This track could have been a release on its own, but the sandwich between the different tracks makes it extra powerful and gives the other two tracks extra meaning.
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