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by Richard Moule
Despite the unfortunate name, Hans Fjellestad and Damon Holzborn don’t make asses themselves here.On this series of live recordings, these two members of San Diego’s Trummerflora Collective explore the netherworld of electroacoustic improvisation, noise art and free form jazz. The majority of these pieces might be interpreted as simply being soundscapes but these aren’t passive synthesized washes. There is astringent, menacing tone to them. Fjellestad and Holzborn manipulate their hard wired instruments with a bracing intensity, shifting between ...
Continue ReadingThe Spanish Donkey -Xyx (Northern Spy, 2011) ****
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Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
By Paul Acquaro You could try approaching XYX actively listening to every nuance and rhythmic shift, analyzing and digesting every note. Or, you could let it wash over you, letting its sonic sandpaper exfoliate your mind. Either way, you will not be able to escape the tingling rawness it inflicts. I've tried both approaches, during the same listening session. The tracks “Mid-Evil" and “XYX," coming in at 38 and 22 minutes respectively, give ample time to tune in and out, ...
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Announcing the Winners of the "Dom Minasi - The Bird, the Girl and the Donkey" Giveaway
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All About Jazz
Enter the "Dom Minasi - The Bird, The Girl And The Donkey" Giveaway
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Dom Minasi—The Bird, The Girl And The Donkey“ digital download giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on March 6th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Dom Minasi at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Liner Notes from The Bird, The Girl And The Donkey Once upon a time a young girl walked alongside a dirt road carrying a bundle. ...
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The Dom Minasi Sextet Releases "The Bird, The Girl and The Donkey" as digital download
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Beat the Donkey Valentine's Day performance in NYC
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All About Jazz
SATURDAY, February 14, Valentine's Day 9 pm @ MAKOR 35 West 67th St. between Central Park West & Columbus Ave. ticket : $15
Brazilian by birth, New Yorker by choice, charismatic, electrifying percussionist, CYRO BAPTISTA leads his unstoppable ensemble of drummers, percussionists and dancers, called BEAT THE DONKEY.
BEAT THE DONKEY is a wild world-beat percussion ensemble that blends and beats up a bewitching stage stew of untamed percussion mixed with dance, ...
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