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Vance Provey - Bob Gorry - Paul Gunsberg: Collective Expression
ByThe trio dishes out a boisterous soundscape paced by irregular pulses while switching roles on a nanosecond's notice. Toss in the customary call and response mechanisms and some subdued horn parts, escalated by bare-knuckled spontaneity, and you have a hard-edged recipe for the entire process spanning eight tracks. Yet the lack of a bassist sparks a sense of weightlessness at times, which is an aspect that has pros and cons because these fiery incantations could use a bottom-end presence to help anchor the variable currents.
There's no shortage of energetic output as the musicians strip it all down to basics and let the chips fall where they may. Now, this surely sounds like it would have been nice to see at a venue, but from a holistic perspective the similarities between the tones, counteractions and lack of palpable themes generate a bit of listening fatigue towards the midsection. Unless you are counting notes and deeply analyzing the band's tactical output, it may fare better to play half the album and revisit the remaining tracks during a subsequent sitting. Then again, this could be a positive attribute for many improvisational advocates or followers.
Track Listing
Cyclone; Extraction; Miles to Go; Convolution; Strap Hanger; Savage Detectives; Iron Mike; Still Time.
Personnel
Additional Instrumentation
Paul Gunsberg: saxophone; Vance Provey (drums on Still Time)
Album information
Title: Collective Expression | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: NHIC Records
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