quoted 1 line When does it work? Is there a quintessential jazz meets IDM album?
>When does it work? Is there a quintessential jazz meets IDM album?
It works when people are versed in both arenas and play with a desire to
create something live and not in the producer's studio. Which means it
doesn't work very often. And no, there isn't.
Although Richard Thomas' latest _Soggy Martyrs_ (Lo Recordings) comes
close in my estimation (which isn't worth very much).
quoted 3 lines the new spring heel jack _disappeared_ reminds me of what later tobin
>the new spring heel jack _disappeared_ reminds me of what later tobin
>(_permutation_ onwards>>) would sound like if he played instruments
>instead
Yes. Yes. Yes. Their last 2 full lengths (and sundry eps) show SHJ
stretching out further ahead of the pack and creating some dangerously
unstable music. Pop right next to academic excursion. I have the
feeling their next album will lose them many fans (and this is a good
thing, right?).
quoted 2 lines fridge _eph_ _of ep_ and the other recent ep, plus four tet _camomile_
>fridge _eph_ _of ep_ and the other recent ep, plus four tet _camomile_
>_dialogue_ _32 or 36 something_.
Yeah, the Fourtet stuff is quite good - surprising textures stitched
together with melody and spunk. Some of Fridge's works bore me, but
others are very solid. Their 7" & 12" collection _Sevens and Twelves_
showcases them very well, while _Semaphore_ lacks the creative drive (it
seems) that others of their spotty backcatalogue carry.
Also, some of DJ Vadim/Andre Gurov's early stuff shares the
improvisational impetus. Unlike Cam's process of mixing hip-hop beats
with meandering riffs (which to me seems like an extension of Pete Rock's
absolutely essential work) Vadim works much more unusual sounds in an
improvisational way. It's jazz while not being jazzy.
Carl Craig's Innerzone Orchestra attempts a more traditional melding of
jazz with electronics, as does much of David Moufang's work (Conjoint,
Move D, Source Records). Related to Moufang's work is his lately
reappeared partner-in-Conjoint-crime, Jamie Hodge. His track on the Plug
Research comp _Voices in My Lunchbox_, "You,re Right, There,s Nothing
Left" is the standout cut on that very fine album. I've heard Spacetime
Continuum (whose Jonah Sharpe is a former acid jazz session drummer) has
taken this direction as well of late.
And it cannot be said often enough that much of the Detroit ethic shares
similarities with jazz (and as fine an artist of Kirk DeGiorgio harps on
it quite a bit). Check As One's _Planetary Folklore_ on Mo' Wax, or even
Carl Craig's _More Songs of Food and Revolutionary Art_ (Planet E).
Other labels to watch for are Compost, ESL (who take exotica and
Brazilian music a bit too far sometimes), Talkin' Loud (mmm .. Terry
Callier) or just take the shortcut and read the bizarrely fonted Straight
No Chaser. Hey they had pictures of Yusef Lateef last issue!
Can't be all bad ; )
And bonus points for referring to us as workers.
J
"You should dream more, Mr. Wormold. Reality in our century
is not something to be faced." - _Our Man in Havana_
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