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DouBt: Mercy Pity Peace & Love
by Dave Wayne
Quick, name a jazz-rock trio fronted by a dazzling virtuoso keyboardist and a prodigiously talented electric guitarist that plays in a hyper-aggressive no-holds-barred style which combines edgy free improv with a heavy '70s rock sound. If you answered the original Tony Williams' Lifetime" you aren't alone. One current trio actively probing the outer reaches of jazz and rock using the keys / guitar / drums format is the British / Belgian / American trio douBt. Though keyboardist Alex Maguire, unlike ...
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by Glenn Astarita
Unbridled anticipation may be a good way of prefacing the listening experience, given this trio's efficacious 2009 outing, Never Pet a Burning Dog (MoonJune). Once again, keyboardist Alex Maguire, guitarist Michel Delville and drummer Tony Bianco imprint their collective fusion of disparate genres spanning progressive rock, avant-improvisational adventurism, jazz, and renegade rock fare amid nods to guitarist Jimi Hendrix and the psychedelic era. They even toss in some socio-political musings on the sleek, groove-based opener, There is a War Going ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
La cosa più impressionante di questo trio è il volume di suono che riescono ottenere, scatenando una ordalia di vibrazioni che ci travolgono e ci spazzano via come un tornado tropicale. Forse i tre protagonisti hanno dimenticato di 'non svegliar il can che brucia' e hanno inevitabilmente innescato uno tsunami impressionante che ci ricorda la sensazione che ebbero oltre 40 anni fa gli incauti testimoni delle prime uscite dei Cream, di Jimi Hendrix, del gruppo elettrico di Miles Davis, del ...
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