Frequent collaborators Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke performed their first concerts outside of Japan during a 2023 European tour. Pareidolia is derived from those shows, but it isn’t a straightforward live recording, documenting a real-time event. Instead, it’s pieced together in the studio like a collage, splicing elements from different dates and locations. Both artists prepare for performances separately, then improvise on-stage. This album finds synergies within different performances, and constructs a more fleshed-out, finalized version of their live sets. The continuously flowing pieces find their own rhythms, as the musicians’ laptop signals follow currents to and from each other, throughout time and space. “Par” is a bit heavier on fluttering flutes…

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