Scanner / Post Modern Jazz Quartet / Blink Of An Eye
| Album: | Blink Of An Eye | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Scanner / Post Modern Jazz Quartet | Added: | Dec 2010 | |
| Label: | Thirsty Ear Communication | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-12-19 | Pull Date: | 2011-02-20 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 13 | Feb 6 | Jan 30 | Jan 16 | Jan 9 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 08, 2012: | Music Casserole
The Decisive Moment |
4. | Feb 08, 2011: | Rebop
C Jam Blues |
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| 2. | Nov 03, 2012: | Music Casserole
Shadow Splice |
5. | Feb 01, 2011: | Ghost Trees
A Galaxy Of Winking Dots |
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| 3. | Apr 08, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Cuts And Shadows |
6. | Jan 29, 2011: | Music Casserole
C Jam Blues |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-12-19
Reviewed 2010-12-19
SCANNER & THE POSTMODERN JAZZ QUARTET: Blink of an Eye
Thirsty Ear, 2010
AVANT-JAZZTRONICA Interesting, adventurous blend: Electronic maestro Scanner meets a jazz aesthetic supposedly inspired by the ultra-elegant 1950s Modern Jazz Quartet, but reinvented for the new century with idiosyncratic players like Matthew Shipp (piano) and Khan Jamal (vibes). Disorienting collisions and moody atmospheres. It isn’t always a comfortable fit, but comfort isn’t really the goal here.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
1. 6:10 – cinematic sound: stringlike swirls, tweaky jabs, repeating piano
2. 5:24 – riff-based Duke Ellington tune spun on its head and turned inside out
3. 4:01 – nostalgic solo piano wanders in an ambient soundscape
4. 4:12 – amorphous blob: calm jazz improv lost in a creepy electronic misama
5. 4:02 – relatively straight jazz groove is gradually consumed by electronics
6. 3:47 – frantic bass, speedy vibes, electronic chatter & synth wash
7. 3:38 – heavy electronic rhythm, lonely piano chords echo in the middle
8. 4:48 – strong jazz spiral vs. crunchy bass noises & sound effects
9. 4:24 – wind blows, blustery vibes & piano buried in effects, clicking noises
10. 4:37 – hard dance groove here: Scanner in control, piano/vibes underneath
[ Fo ] 12/19/10
Thirsty Ear, 2010
AVANT-JAZZTRONICA Interesting, adventurous blend: Electronic maestro Scanner meets a jazz aesthetic supposedly inspired by the ultra-elegant 1950s Modern Jazz Quartet, but reinvented for the new century with idiosyncratic players like Matthew Shipp (piano) and Khan Jamal (vibes). Disorienting collisions and moody atmospheres. It isn’t always a comfortable fit, but comfort isn’t really the goal here.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
1. 6:10 – cinematic sound: stringlike swirls, tweaky jabs, repeating piano
2. 5:24 – riff-based Duke Ellington tune spun on its head and turned inside out
3. 4:01 – nostalgic solo piano wanders in an ambient soundscape
4. 4:12 – amorphous blob: calm jazz improv lost in a creepy electronic misama
5. 4:02 – relatively straight jazz groove is gradually consumed by electronics
6. 3:47 – frantic bass, speedy vibes, electronic chatter & synth wash
7. 3:38 – heavy electronic rhythm, lonely piano chords echo in the middle
8. 4:48 – strong jazz spiral vs. crunchy bass noises & sound effects
9. 4:24 – wind blows, blustery vibes & piano buried in effects, clicking noises
10. 4:37 – hard dance groove here: Scanner in control, piano/vibes underneath
[ Fo ] 12/19/10
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