You can sorta judge a book by its cover, dear KiC fans. Yes, of course this is a jazz album. A damn good one, I might add. This is the only album I know with the late Charles on it, and the only other sideman I know here is the highly underrated Jemeel Moondoc (someone I have half a mind to feature in a future post), but this is high quality. I think people on RYM are starting to pick up on this as a highly enjoyable, lost avantgarde/downtown type of thing. Good in all the ways jazz is supposed to be, so I'll let you explore beyond that. Let me know if you know more than I do about the participants; I'm very interested in hearing more.
5

I took down the original review because I think it was misleading. I was in no way saying that the two artists I referenced, Aphex Twin and NWW, were similar in sound. What I was saying was that, using Aphex Twin as a widely known figure, and therefore a good reference point, the creation of this album and an Aphex Twin work, specifically Selected Ambient II, represented both a similar career move, and a similar challenge to the listeners.
33

Ok, you guys know this came out, right? I can't believe that a band of NNCK's stature has gotten absolutely zero buzz so far. I only knew this came out because I stalked their page on RYM.
7

I don't think this is going to become a top-rated release, but there are at least three good reasons to post it.
3

I believe this is already out of print, so it should be safe to post. This supposedly started as a dare to see if Youngs could do a straight-up pop album. I'd say he succeeded. This is the polar opposite of the widely-enjoyed Sapphie. The quivering falsetto from that record is gone, as is the minimalism and soul-destroying atmosphere. There are tons of drum machines and so-so harmonies, but that's not meant to be a detracting statement.
7

A year of silence and I return, breaking Dark Magus' positively saint-like streak of the almost sole distributor here of beautiful music. However popular this is (top-rated Celtic folk), I'd always found it a bitch to find on the blogosphere, and upon pointing this out to a friend, got it duly uploaded. May as well have it up on here for others' convenience too. Legendary revivalists. .m4a (sorry chaps who can't play that format), 320kbps VBR. 'Sall.
4

Alright, the train ride yesterday convinced me that this link I posted to the KiC group was being too neglected, and needed KiC exposure. BTW, people, the last.fm group is a great place to meet up with other people into the blog. I'm sure you'll enjoy the extras and the recommendations that frequently pop up there.

This here record is pretty neat, albeit mysterious to me.
5

Well, I'm not sure this is another Godspelized. In fact, I'm sure it is not. Sorry, Alex. However, what this is is another killer record from 1969, perhaps one of the highpoint years in jazz. So much was happening, and this French, future teacher trumpeter (and also current Tzadik recording artist) had something to say as well.
3

An amazing album, with surprisingly few ratings. When I checked this out, I thought maybe a couple hundred people would have heard this, but actually there are only around 35 ratings. What you have here is one of the absolute best 90s jazz albums, maybe only behind Peach Orchard. I LOVE the patient development of theme on here, the urgency and definition of the melodies, and the power of Ware's playing.
6

The bonus 2007 post. John Butcher is a relatively new (last 3 years or so) find for me. Here is the first thing of his that really clicked. Since I've heard this album, he went from someone that potentially was worth looking into to someone that I have to keep tabs on as many of his projects as possible. What we have here is perhaps my favorite non-Braxton saxophone solo album. This kills anything Evan Parker did in his first albums, if that will give you my assessment of the quality.
5
Blog Archive
Blog Archive
Labels
Labels
Popular Posts
Popular Posts
Loading
Dynamic Views theme. Powered by Blogger. Report Abuse.