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Jani Moder's Brain Blender: Abacus
ByThe group charges in on the opening "Horizon T," with Moder's distorted guitar in the lead. Guest percussionist Vid Ušeničnik makes an important contributionas he does on seven of the ten tracksdespite taking no solos. His mallet playing significantly colors the sound of the album. "Fixation" begins with a more atmospheric approach, but soon locks into a groove, demonstrating how effective the basic quartet can be. The martial drumming that announces "Venus Radius" shows yet another side.
Moder reserves his first guest horn player for the title track, which marks the appearance of saxophonist Cene Resnik. The other guest soloiststrumpeter Igor Matković and saxophonist Lenart Krečičalso make a strong impression on their featured tracks. A very well-paced program overall.
Moder's compositions are striking and memorable, and his band delivers them with verve.
Track Listing
Horizon T; Fixation; Venus Radius; Muhina; Abacus; Aras; Bulletproof Turtle; Equilibrium; Deleted Future; Above the Surface.
Personnel
Jani Moder
guitarJani Moder: electric guitar, acoustic guitar; Marko Črnčec: rhodes, piano; Robert Jukič: acoustic bass guitar; Klemens Marktl: drums, percussion; Vid Ušeničnik: marimba, glockenspiel, percussion; Cene Resnik: saxophone; Igor Matković: trumpet; Lenart Krečič: saxophone.
Album information
Title: Abacus | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Rtv Slovenija, Zkp