Jazz Articles about Nels Cline

Nels Cline: Destroy All Nels Cline!

by Derek Taylor
June 1, 2001

The nihilistic title and imposing instrumentation on this disc might cause some on-the-fence listeners to cringe, or at the very least reach for the closest pair of earplugs. Others possessing ears familiar with the Cline brothers previous projects are likely to feel the tingle of an expectant grin cross their countenances. Four electric guitars and electric bass guitar, not to mention the drum kit of Alex Cline and the guest voices of Parkins and Peet--that’s a lot of juice feeding ...

Nels Cline: Destroy All Nels Cline

by AAJ Staff
June 1, 2001

As you might guess from the title, nihilism reigns supreme on Destroy All Nels Cline. Guitarist Nels Cline has made a personal mission out of exploring the full range of improvised music: his career is dotted with explorations of noise, rock, free jazz, and straight-ahead swinging jazz, not to mention all the points in between. When Cline takes the helm on Destroy, he brings this worldly experience to fruition in unusual and surprisingly visionary ways. But never one to set ...

Nels Cline: The Inkling

by Michael A. Parker
October 1, 2000

This represents the first recording by a new group led by Nels Cline, although there are clear traces of his previous work with the Nels Cline Trio. As with much of his previous work, this is unique music that might very well slip through the cracks of the improv, jazz, and rock worlds, but such an oversight would be unfair indeed.

Cline has worked with Mark Dresser on 1996's overlooked Eremite release by Gregg Bendian's Interzone, and Dresser brings his ...

Nels Cline: The Inkling

by Mark Corroto
July 1, 2000

Sometimes you are out there, listening, working the brain, catching the precious moments of truly creative music. The avant-garde today presents guitarists such as Nels Cline in digital (on disc), allowing you to listen to this Californian all the way from Iowa. But who has the time or the energy to patiently absorb harmonically challenging music? Maybe you, like I can stop from the hyper-speed of our daily lives to breath in Cline’s latest vision.

Nels Cline prior projects have ...