[Loueke] utilised a plethora of extended techniques on both guitar and voice, from string-scratching slides and false harmonics to breath sounds and percussive vocal clicks. Soaring above this in a silky realm of her own is Parlato. Her iconic timbre is the glue that binds all the elements in one cohesive narrative. Loueke says “she’s the only one …that gives me that space” – and you can believe it.
Her ostinatos are executed with such accuracy and consistency that I have to pinch myself to remember that she’s still there singing. The use of hand percussion and the other various shakers and bells which adorn the microphone stand slot in with Loueke’s rhythmic playing, amounting to what might as well be a full percussion section.
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