9/26/24: Tunneling in Michael Janz is an L.A-based composer and performer. After years of playing music in a variety of forms and groups (including his current stint in The New Division), this is his first solo effort. Janzie is the semi-pseudonym. And the mutated melodies found here are both a testament to his skill and his comfort in the experimental.
More contemplative than manic, these pieces tend toward surprises. Janz even finds music within radio dial modulation, and he never lets things get dull. Edgetone is known for experimental artists, and Janz fits right in. But this is more accessible than many who ply these waters. The ideas are expressed forthrightly and with style. Of course, this is hardly music for the masses. The ruminations tend to stay within the confines of the song in question, but Janz finds all sorts of ways to press against his own strictures. It's almost as if he's seeing how much his pre-set boundaries can withstand. Perhaps the best way to explain that is to say that he's "in there", not "out there". No matter. Wherever he is, he finds something interesting. Quite the wander.
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