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by Mark Sabbatini
Das Vibenbass, a Seattle quartet performing since 2001, has hit the CD ground running by releasing its first two full-length albums this year. Toss in a live recording downloadable free from the internet archive" on their website, and it's evident the band is doing a nice job of stamping out a recognizable identity for itself.
Hovering as they do midway between fusion and avant-garde, you get a pretty consistent buzz off Animals And Robots and Mindwresting. A slight approving nod ...
read moreDas Vibenbass: Live at Tost in Seattle
by Mark Sabbatini
As the ESPN maniacs put it, That's a top 10 nominee.
The debut live concert download by the Das Vibenbass quartet is a marvel of modernistic jazz that, frankly, is a pain in der arsch to review since decent writers avoid clichés like riveting breathtaking and astonishing. But since new postings are still mostly jam bands of highly variable quality, finding a first-rate group comparable with Jason Moran, John Scofield and Dave Holland means dragging out the lingo ...
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