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by John Barron
The Seattle-based quintet Speak explores a multitude of musical moods with their eponymous recording debut. An exemplary model of genre-defying music, the disc features original compositions that delve into odd-metered progressive rock grooves and spontaneous bursts of improvised sound that are at times explosive.
The opening cut “Amalgam in the Middle" makes anthemic pronouncements with an extended section for Aaron Otheim's intensity building piano solo, garnering strength from the free-flowing interplay of bassist Luke Bergman and drummer Chris Icasiano. Trumpeter ...
Continue ReadingSonglines To Release Digital Only Re-Master Of Human Feel's 'Speak To It' On September 17
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GoMedia PR
Human Feel—Andrew D’Angelo, alto saxophone, bass clarinet; Chris Speed, tenor sax, clarinet; Kurt Rosenwinkel, guitar and Jim Black, drums—was one of New York's most distinctive downtown bands of the mid-'90s, when Songlines was doing a lot of recording in New York. (Jim Black had already been on Dave Douglas’s Tiny Bell Trio, Ellery Eskelin’s Jazz Trash and Ben Monder’s Flux.) Speak to It, their fourth CD, was released in 1996 to critical acclaim, but somehow the band subsequently lost momentum, ...
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UK Musicians Speak Out On Brexit
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UK trade association The Incorporated Society of Musicians has released a new report that chronicles how Brexit, the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, will impact the music industry. According to the report, 50% of musicians surveyed by the study reported that their future work, mobility and visas, transportation of instruments and equipment, and health and social security had been impacted by Brexit. As well, 95% of those respondents indicated that the impact had been negative, up from ...
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Electrifying Track: Speak No Evil
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
On the day before Christmas in 1964, when tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter recorded his fourth leadership album, Speak No Evil, he had already joined Miles Davis's second great quintet. The song Speak No Evil developed from Shorter's fascination with Buddhism and the concept that every action has a reaction, that every cause has an effect. As Shorter was quoted in Michelle Mercer's Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, “[Speak No Evil] is about caution, be careful what you ...
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Dec. 14th Rumored For FCC Vote To Kill Net Neutrality - Speak Out Now Before It's Too Late!
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HypeBot
Sources say that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai plans to hold a vote on Dec. 14 on his proposal to kill Net Neutrality rules. We're running out of time. If you haven't already, please urge your lawmakers to condemn Pai's attack on the open internet. Reach your Congressman here. What does this have to do with music? D.I.Y. artists, indie labels, new music technologies and independent media will be unable to compete on an internet that has fast lanes and slows lanes. ...
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How To Comment On FCC's Attack On Net Neutrality and Why The Indie Music Community Must Speak Out NOW
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On a 2-1 party line vote, the FCC began the process of dismantling net neutrality. A new comment period has opened and every member of the indie music community must speak out now to try to save rules that guarantee that all content on the web is delivered and streamed equally. The principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites. For music fans, ...
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John Coltrane: Speak Low
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
John Coltrane recorded Speak Low only once in the studio, during Sonny Clark's Sonny's Crib album session for Blue Note on Sept. 1, 1957. What's notable about the recording session is that it took place 14 days before Coltrane's sole leadership date for Blue Note—Blue Train, an album widely regarding among his most important recordings. What makes Speak Low special is Coltrane's attack along with the suburb musicians on the date—Donald Byrd (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), John Coltrane (ts), Sonny ...
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Miles on Monday: Memorial statue sculptor to speak at Lewis and Clark CC, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week for “Miles on Monday," we have some recent news items involving the legendary trumpeter: Preston Jackson, the sculptor creating the statue for the Miles Davis Memorial Project that will be placed in downtown Alton, IL later this year, will give a presentation for Lewis and Clark Community College’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series at noon this Wednesday, March 25. Jackson’s talk will give an overview of his work, both sculptures and paintings, and will include photos of the Miles ...
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Alan Parsons Wants to Eliminate MP3s, Slated to Speak at Subscribed '14
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Alan Parsons of The Alan Parsons Project has a long history of success but he's faced with a very different musical world today. One of his current projects is the elimination of the MP3 which he's begun with plans to release his own lower cost, higher quality downloads direct-to-fans. He's also set to speak at Subscribed 2014, a unique conference focused on the “subscription economy" which is increasingly important to musicians in the form of streaming services, whether one stop ...
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Indie Labels Speak out Against Negative Effects of Major Labels on Record Store Day
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Earlier this year I wrote about concerns related to major labels' getting into vinyl and sucking up more of the limited time of current vinyl pressing facilities. However that's just one of the problems affecting indie labels and record stores for whom Record Store Day was created. But even if indie shops withdraw from RSD as some are doing, the crunch for vinyl pressing plants seems likely to increase as vinyl's audience grows. The Quietus has an excellent roundup of ...
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