In their third full-length album, Gregor Samsa takes a new approach to composition, both in process & instrumentation. The result is Rest; nine pieces composed over e-mail during the course of nine months by key members. In Rest, GS expand on their affinity for minimal, classical instrumentation mixed with mangled & manipulated sound through integration of new instruments such as the celesta, clarinet, classical voice & vibraphone. Along with these new sounds, guitar has been almost entirely replaced by piano, whose parts were recorded on a rare Bösendorfer once owned by Philip Glass. These pieces demonstrate a shift in focus to harmony, restraint & the use of muted tones, while less interest is taken in the large dynamic shifts that once carried the weight of many of their compositions.
01. The Adolescent
02. Ain Leuh
03. Abutting, Dismantling
04. Company
05. Jeroen Van Aken
06. Rendered Yards
07. Pseudonyms
08. First Mile, Last Mile
09. Du Meine Leise
