Adonis by Quarterly

'On their soon-to-be third LP, Brooklyn guitar and cello duo Quarterly weave together lyrical instrumentals that float serenely somewhere between the worlds of baroque chamber music and folk.'

- Keith Hadad

Active for over a decade in New York City and Boston, Brooklyn duo Quarterly have become known for their performances of classical and folk-influenced pieces for guitar and cello. DiPietro’s guitar usually provides a harmonic and rhythmic backbone, and Drymala’s cello serves as the melodic voice. On their adventurous third album Adonis, however, the two often take more equal roles—“dancing together,” as they put it—to create engaging and unusual moods. These pieces conjure disparate scenes, set on and by the sea (“Fowler’s theme”), in a mythological past (“Italian Folk Magic”), or in the intimacy of the home (“Adonis”). Adonis mixes the harmonic and melodic strength of their previous work with a newfound interest in texture and found sounds. At once immediate and challenging, it is an emotionally engaging tour de force that summarizes Drymala and DiPietro’s singular voices as players and composers.

- Winston Cook-Wilson

Tracklist

1.	No Stars Flowing Hair	3:51

2.	Tongue	3:05

3.	Bitter Winds Filled their Sails	3:52

4.	Adonis	4:23

5.	Fowler's Theme	3:14

6.	Italian Folk Magic	2:35

7.	The Bed is a Floor with a Sleeper	4:30

8.	Illuminati	3:58

Credits

released September 13, 2024

Adonis was recorded by Danny Blume at Hidden Quarry in Bearsville, NY and Jhainish Sinnatamby at Studio G in Brooklyn, NY. Additional home recording throughout. Produced by Elio DeLuca and Quarterly. Mixed by Elio DeLuca at the Soul Shop in Medford, MA. Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic Mastering in Portland, OR.

Kristen Drymala: Cello 
Christopher DiPietro: Acoustic guitars (tenor and six-string), various percussion, field recording, and tape loop.

All songs composed and performed by Drymala/DiPietro © 2024
Photographs by Roeg Cohen. Design by Abby Chen.

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