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Fabio Martini - Circadiana: Clangori
by Robert Spencer
Fabio Martini - Circadiana's Clangori is a feast of sounds and textures, created by an ensemble of Italian improvisers who work thoroughly in the tradition of contemporary European improvisation: generally amelodic, although salted with beguiling melodic bits throughout; arhythmic, although percussionists Filippo Monico and Fabrizio Spera are experts at building supportive foundations with their entire instrumental ...
The Keith Yaun Quintet: Countersink
by Robert Spencer
This disc arouses a curious sense of dissociation, which seems to be exactly what the musicians intended. The opening track, drummer Johnny McLellan's “Durt Kolphy," is based on riffs (according to the liner notes) copped from Kurt Cobain and Eric Dolphy. This already lumpy mix is made even lumpier by the instrumentation of electric guitar (leader ...
Ramon Lopez: Eleven Drums Songs
by Robert Spencer
Since Anthony Braxton recorded his groundbreaking For Alto in the late Sixties, all the instruments of the standard jazz ensemble have been the focus of solo albums. Peter Kowald has even recorded an acclaimed album of solo bass, and it is not alone as a solo bass recording. But rarest of all are all-percussion albums. The ...
The Pandelis Karayorgis Trio: Heart and Sack
by Robert Spencer
The liner notes to this disc quote the Greek modernist composer Iannis Xenakis; while Heart and Sack by the Pandelis Karayorgis Trio does not have Xenakis' spiky amelodicism, pianist Karayorgis is clearly aware of the territory staked out by Xenakis and his peers. These ten tracks all have a solid jazz sense of forward motion, courtesy ...
The Remote Viewers: Low Shapes in Dark Heat
by Robert Spencer
The Remote Viewers are a saxophone trio: Adrian Northover on soprano and alto, Louise Petts on alto (plus voice and synthesizer) and David Petts on tenor sax (and synthesizer). On Low Shapes in Dark Heat they play postmodern jazz, powered by techno rhythms. All three of them are clearly excellent instrumentalists. Here they are interested in ...
