Dane Law & Chants - Bonded Pairs (2026)

For the next release in the quiet details series, it’s my great pleasure to share with you a wonderful collaboration from the perfectly-matched pair of Adam Parkinson and Jordan Cohen, otherwise know as Dane Law & Chants, with Bonded Pairs.

Both have extensive bodies of solo work: Adam using deep programming skills with the likes of Max/MSP alongside deft guitar and production expertise to release on the likes of Opal Tapes, Blue Tapes, Quantum Natives and more; and Jordan, a vastly talented drummer and producer, on Hush Hush, Astral Plane Recordings and others.

Their previous collaboration, on The Trilogy Tapes, was a masterclass in human performance excellence and digital sonic manipulation - and Bonded Pairs builds on that in stunning fashion.

Hypnotic percussive structures and ever-evolving textures are the core of the album - realised by a range of acoustic instruments, and custom-built software processing.

The creative imagination on display here is truly something to behold - their tactile instrumental skills provide incredible source material, and their mastery of computer-based transformations allows them to shape these complex collages. Defying classification, this is an album of huge scope and inventiveness.

As they say:

Materials: guitar, drums, cello, saxophone, trumpet, balafon, and voice.
Transmuted digitally to access the ineffable.

Guitar and drums take centre stage, melodic and metrical - sampled, rearranged, merged into shifting rhythmical patterns that move in and out of focus. These are complimented by the textural beauty of the other instruments, giving harmonic depth to the pieces, and the arrangements’ true musical maturity.

Intricate polyrhythms, emotive diversity, ineffable soundscapes - the album as a whole is unique quiet details interpretation, and it’s an honour to share it with you.

Huge thanks to Dane Law & Chants, a fantastic addition to the series.

Thanks also to:
Greg Riss - additional drumming on ‘Paths to Leyton’ and ‘Drum Drone (Four Mallets)’
Contains samples of performances by:
Bossada - saxophone
Brian Grimm - cello
Charlie Palm - trumpet

The artwork was made as always influenced by the music and idea behind the album - originating from a photo from the pair which was then captured with analogue photography and processed here at quiet details studios.