Producer Jeff Mettlewsky (Duolant) and cellist Chris Rorrer unite on “Unwavering,” an impactful collaboration merging electronic experimentation with intimate, melodic cello. Since first playing together in 2020, the duo has explored improvisation and composition at the edges of their instruments, balancing spontaneity with refined musicianship. Drawing on Mettlewsky’s Pacific Northwest-inspired electronic textures and Rorrer’s nuanced phrasing, “Unwavering” creates an expansive, immersive listening experience that highlights the contrast between lush organic resonance and stark futuristic atmospheres, representing a thorough success from the duo.
Slight rhythmic elements and spacey electronic ruminations combine with atmospheric intrigue to start. A blaring, lonesome synth envelopment emerges as the rhythms assume a punchier overall prowess, complemented by gorgeously haunting cello that appears like a specter with its sporadic unveiling. The cello’s capricious beauty coexists with the more robotic steadiness of the electronics throughout, enthralling in the contrast between naturally unfolding lush allure and icy-cold futuristic atmospherics.
Pulsing effects enter the final minute with an industrial, nocturnal pull — then arriving into a final, sweepingly effective interplay between strings and electronics. “Unwavering” delights in its sense of structural momentum, feeling at points like it’s due for a massive tonal expanse, though taking pleasure in the subtly impactful interaction between lusher and unsettling soundscapes. “Unwavering” is a captivating, artfully accomplished standout from Duolant and Chris Rorrer.
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