Commenter Profile
- Matthew Battles
- Username: matthewbattles
- Location: Jamaica Plain, MA
- Joined PRX: Oct 21, 2008
Piece Information
- "Four Eggs"
- Summary: When invited to be a lunch guest in an Azerbaijani home, be prepared for cultural difference and great hospitality.
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Review of Four Eggs
Matthew Battles
Posted on November 09, 2008 at 02:01 PM
This piece is a sonic feast and a treat for the imagination. Ambient sounds are wonderfully observed and orchestrated here; narration is balanced acoustically, and the words are very fine--both wry and respectful. And the tones of the Azerbaijani language are beautiful, especially in the opening, when they linger untranslated. Some of the later dialogue could be given a more space relative to the translation. That said, it's a remarkably balanced tone poem altogether.