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Mark O'Leary - Eyvind Kang - Dylan Van Der Schyff: Zemlya

Read "Zemlya" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 19, 2008

Possono quattro composizioni che non superano i due minuti caratterizzare e determinare le sorti di un album, più dei brani che sfiorano i venti giri di lancette? Certamente, se nei primi vi si trova un concentrato di idee e di suoni baciati dal dono della sintesi, che soddisfano pienamente il palato dell’ascoltatore. E’ quello che succede ...

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Mark O'Leary / Terje Isungset: Shamanic Voices

Read "Shamanic Voices" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 9, 2008

Irish guitar hero Mark O'Leary continues to pursue the outer boundaries of improvisation. Here, he aligns with Norwegian percussionist Terje Isungset for a polytonal and multihued improv fest. On 2008's Shamanic Voices, with more on the way, the guitarist intermingles acoustic and electric guitar parts with his partner's keen use of disparate percussion objects. Loaded with ...

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Mark O'Leary "Ellipses" on FMR Records

June 2, 2008

Mark O'Leary Trio - Ellipses (FMR 254; UK) Featuring Mark O'Leary on guitar & electronics, Stale Storlokken on synth & samples and John Herndon on drums. Considering that Irish daredevil guitar wiz, Mark O'Leary's career is not yet a decade old, he has already unleashed more than a dozen discs as a leader on various labels ...

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Mark O' Leary -- Eyvind Kang -- Dylan Van Der Schyff: Zemlya

Read "Zemlya" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
May 2, 2008

This newly formed trio's 2008 release is thematically based upon a frigid pair of islands off the Russian coast. In turn, the artist and his venerable improvising/progressive-jazz associates weave a musically chilling panorama via spacey backdrops and tumultuous three-way dialogues. At times, they invoke danger, as if they're warning the listener to proceed with caution.

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Mark O'Leary / Han Bennink: Television

Read "Television" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
April 6, 2008

It's a proven fact that rising guitar superhero Mark O'Leary only performs with the cr?me de la cr?me of progressive-jazz improvisers. No doubt, he's on a fast-track pace via notable recordings for Leo Records and others. This 2008 endeavor marks the Irish guitarist's inaugural outing for Sweden-based Ayler Records, and it's a download-only MP3 product that ...

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