There’s a certain alchemy that happens when Larum—the duo of Micah Frank and Chet Doxas—invites a force like Bill Orcutt into their sonic realm. On O Virga Mediatrix, they don’t just pay homage to Hildegard von Bingen; they channel her spirit through a mix of electronics, woodwinds, and raw, unfiltered guitar energy.
Orcutt’s signature jagged phrasing tears through Frank’s textured soundscapes and Doxas’ fluid woodwinds, creating a piece that feels like it’s rising from both the distant past and an imagined future. It’s a conversation across centuries—medieval counterpoint meets musique concrète, dub, and free jazz—with Orcutt’s guitar acting as an urgent, untamed voice from the ether.
Rather than reinterpreting Bingen’s work, Larum recontextualizes it, proving that her compositional techniques remain fertile ground for modern experimentation. The result? A track that’s at once haunting, visceral, and completely unbound by time.
Released by Puremagnetik, O Virga Mediatrix is more than an avant-garde experiment; it’s a collision of tradition and radical reinvention—a deep sonic dive into what happens when history is not just studied, but felt.
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