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The Nels Cline Singers: Initiate
by Mark Corroto
The release of the Nels Cline Singers 2-disc Initiate, a two hour-and-fifteen minute behemoth of sound, calls to mind a similar effort of 30 years ago, entitled Sandinista! (Epic, 1980) by the influential punk band turned prophets, The Clash. Like Mick Jones and Joe Strummer's 3-LP project, Cline's vision is too big to be encapsulated into ...
The Nels Cline Singers: Initiate
by Troy Collins
Called “The World's Most Dangerous Guitarist" by Jazz Times and named one of twenty “Guitar Gods" by Rolling Stone, Nels Cline's profile has expanded considerably since his collaborations with underground personalities like Thurston Moore and Mike Watt and recruitment by Wilco in 2004. Cline's roots in the West Coast jazz scene pre-date his newfound mainstream recognition ...
The Nels Cline Singers: Draw Breath
by Troy Collins
Draw Breath, the third album from guitarist Nels Cline's ironically named instrumental trio, The Nels Cline Singers, offers another superlative collection of diverse electro-acoustic improvisation. Cline has been the subject of an unprecedented amount of press for an avant-garde musician, courtesy of his recent stint as lead guitarist for Wilco and his designation as ...
The Nels Cline Singers: Draw Breath
by John Kelman
2007 is shaping up to be the year for outstanding releases by guitarists in and around the jazz sphere. Steve Khan, John Abercrombie and David Torn have already released some of their best work in years. Add to that Nels Cline, whose New Monastery (Cryptogramophone, 2006) was on many critics' “best of" lists. Draw Breath pares ...
The Nels Cline Singers: Draw Breath
by Mark Corroto
Maybe the one-off joke is that this band's name has worn thin since their 2002 release Instrumentals (Cryptogramophone), but the flavor continues. Recently appointed guitar god Nels Cline has been garnering attention of late as the touring (now studio) guitarist for the pop band Wilco. But for jazz fans he has been the guitarist for much ...
The Giant Pin
By Nels Cline
Label: Cryptogramophone
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. Blues Too 2. Fly Fly 3. He Still Carries A Torch For Her 4. The Ballad of Devin Hoff 5. The Friar 6. Something About David H. 7. Bright Moon 8. A Boy Needs A Door 9. Square Kind 10. Spell 11. Watch Over Us
The Nels Cline Singers: The Giant Pin
by Alex K. Fong
Los Angeles guitarist Nels Cline surprised some of his longtime fans when he joined the rock band Wilco earlier this year. But he has always been involved with rock and roll in some form throughout his career. He's played with Mike Watt of the Minutemen and various members of Sonic Youth. His own solo career has ...
The Nels Cline Singers: The Giant Pin
by AAJ Staff
Whatever your opinion of guitarist Nels Cline, his pointedly iconoclastic style leaves little room for argument. That's especially true with the Nels Cline Singers, now on their second release after the appropriately-named and like-minded Instrumentals (Cryptogramophone, 2002). Clearly literate with the improvised music tradition, Cline demands more. Pay attention, listen closely, and learn: in the fractured ...
The Nels Cline Singers: The Giant Pin
by John Kelman
What is jazz? Improvisation is a big part of it, sure, but improvisation can be found in other genres. Is it an innate sense of swing? Maybe, but there are plenty of artists out there who are considered jazz artists and don't swing at all. Is it improvisation in a context where styles are cross-fused? Closer, ...
The Nels Cline Singers: The Giant Pin
by Franz A. Matzner
Pushing jazz into territory usually reserved for hardcore, ambient, and dark wave electronica, the Nels Cline Singers' latest release, The Giant Pin , employs a wide array of electronics, musical technique, and compositional audacity to produce a sonically varied, deadly experimental amalgam of genres and styles. Incorporating undulating waves of pure texture, metal-loud drum beats, and ...
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