Moth Cock

Built over Gent’s freewheeling saxophone improvisations which Modugno processes through effects and live-layers over his own fragmented loop structures, a typical Moth Cock session accumulates layer after layer of brass, stuttered percussion patterns, and goofy sound effects. The duo’s fields of sound grow denser with each burst of input, including vocal hiccups and trumpet fanfares from Modugno alongside Gent’s ever-spiraling sax-mangling. Eventually the margin fades away between lead voices and background elements, between what they’re performing at that given moment and what sounds remain looped and recalled from minutes before. The resulting sessions are deeply disorienting and time-dilating, while maintaining a sense of unpredictability and unhinged comedic glee.