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Shane Theriot: Still Motion
ByThe production is largely built in medium tempo funk and rock motifs with a few jazzy breakouts and other deviations or mini reconstruction efforts, marked by Theriot's crisply articulated phrasings via emphatic notes, crunching chord patterns and spirited solos. Moreover, the respective drummers inject solid beats, press rolls, off-beats, quirky tempo changes and punchy straight-four grooves with slick maneuvers intertwined into a given theme.
"Long Money" is an up-tempo ballad, featuring the guitarist's polytonal dynamics, framed with chutzpah and succinct melodies. Here, vibraphonist Matt Dillon adds soft colors, paired with the leader's congenial hooks. But "Mid City Ditty" is a swinging jazz blues, accelerated by Vidacovich's sweeping metrics and peppering accents. And the final track "At The End Of The Day," opens with Leni Stern's brief, yet uplifting spoken word, followed by Theriot's sublime voicings and sparkling solo that culminates into an airy mood-evoking tone poem, complete with tantalizing fabrics of sound.
While Theriot's previous solo albums have delved into the jazz-fusion space, while not forgoing the funk groove element, Still Motion is a downhome type venture, overhauled with a modern uplift, and abetted by the guitarist's technical savvy and compassionate performances.
Track Listing
Big Wig; Just Sco Away; F Thing!; Long Money; Yerba Mate Blues; Iridescence; Mid City Ditty; The Water Was Cool, Perfect; Cut And Dried; At The End Of The Day.
Personnel
Shane Theriot
guitarShane Theriot: guitars, lap steel, Omnichord, (bass on tracks 2, 4); Jim Keltner: drums (tracks 2, 4); Johnny Vidacovich: drums (tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 10); James Singleton: upright bass (tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 10); Kirk Covington: drums (tracks 1, 8, 9); Nate Wood: bass (track 1); Chris Maresh: bass (track 8); Leni Stern: voice on (track 10).
Album information
Title: Still Motion | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: Self Produced
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